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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
POMF and the ISBN
An article in the TLS discusses the history of the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) which appears on the copyright page of all books. According to Adrian Tahourdin, this was introduced in the late 1960s and became more important after computers … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Adrian Tahourdin, ISBN, TLS
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Den of Geek Meets The Loved One
Yet another article has appeared linking Waugh’s 1947 novel The Loved One with Billy Wilder’s 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. See earlier posts. This is posted on entertainment website Den of Geek and is written by Tony Sokol: Sunset Boulevard‘s cinematographer John … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Evelyn Waugh, Film, The Loved One
Tagged Billy Wilder, Den of Geek, Sunset Boulevard, Tony Sokol
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Waugh’s Claret Phobia
London wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd have posted on their internet site an article by Auberon Waugh about his father’s knowledge of wine. This originally appeared in their house journal Number Three St James’s Street for Spring 1986. They claim Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Uncategorized, Wine in Peace and War
Tagged Berry Bros & Rudd, claret
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Latest Evelyn Waugh Studies Available
The latest issue of the society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies has been issued. This is No. 48.1 (Spring 2017) and is available at this link. The contents are set out below: ARTICLES Et in Chatsworth Ego? by Peter J. Comerford Guy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Television, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Ann Pastrnak Slater, Elizabeth Bowen, Nicolas Poussin, Peter J Comerford, Robert Murray Davis
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Evelyn Waugh, Foreign Policy Expert
Foreign Minister Boris Johnson cites Evelyn Waugh in a recent speech in Sydney, Australia. In explaining the basis for Britain’s exit from the EU, he is reported as saying this: Joining ASEAN and such forums, he insisted, was far better than … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Binoy Kampark, Boris Johnson, Brexit, International Policy Digest
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Play About Sonia Orwell Opens in London
Domenic Cavendish writing in the Daily Telegraph reviews a play entitled “Mrs Orwell” that opened recently in London. This is about Sonia Orwell, the secretary at Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine who married George Orwell a few weeks before his death. There … Continue reading
Posted in London, Newspapers, Theater, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Domenic Cavendish, Sonia Orwell
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Telegraph Article Considers Wisdom of Retaining Diaries
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling considers the wisdom of retaining private diaries. This is occasioned by the upcoming publication of the teenage diaries of novelist Margaret Forster. The case of Waugh’s diaries is considered: What would Forster have felt about … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling, Margaret Forster, private diaries
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The Bolthole and the Beast
Both the Financial Times and the Guardian have stories this weekend based on Waugh’s writngs. They are also mentioned prominently in two Australian papers. Writing in the FT, Janan Ganesh sees what may be the passing of the middle class longing … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Hampstead, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged country house, Daily Mail, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator (Australia), The Age
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Churchill, the “Sham Augustan”
Winston Churchill’s reputation seems to be enjoying yet another renaissance. This may be due to political leadership fatigue in the English-speaking world. A recent book and two films are the latest examples of Churchilliana. An issue of The Tablet from earlier … Continue reading
Waugh and the New Perfumes
As reported in the Daily Mail, a new line of perfumes is being marketed by a company called Deco London. According to their Creative Director, Sophie Fannon-Howell: Her six Eau de Parfums capture the elegance, glamour and frivolity of the Roaring Twenties, … Continue reading
