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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Philip Sassoon, The Duke of Kent and the Sitwells
Waugh crops up in a number of articles about the upper class in the interwar period. In Spear’s magazine, editor William Cash reviews a book by Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe. This is a biography of Philip Sassoon entitled … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Christina Beevers, Damian Collins, Duke of Kent, John McLeod, Renishaw Hall, Scottish Daily Mail, Sheffield Star, Spear's magazine, William Cash
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Complete Works of Waugh Available in USA
Amazon.com is offering for sale in the USA the first five volumes in the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh to be published by Oxford University Press. The dates of publication and US dollar prices are set forth below. For more details … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Complete Works, Diaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Letters, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged Amazon.com, Oxford University Press
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OUP Announces Dates for First Complete Works Volumes
The Oxford University Press on its website has announced the publication of the first volumes in the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project. There are five books in this initial batch which will begin to appear on 7 September 2017 with Rossetti: … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Complete Works, Diaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Letters, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged Complete Works of Waugh publication dates, Oxford University Press
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Milk in First (More)
Two papers today have independently quoted Evelyn Waugh on the issue of when to add milk to one’s tea. In the Liverpool Echo there is a feature article on the subject that opens with the claim that “Liverpool is the … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged A N Wilson, Daily Express, landline telephone, Liverpool Echo, milk in first, Sir Ian Ogilvy, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post
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Another Norwegian Article on Brideshead
The recent new translation of Brideshead Revisited into Norwegian has engendered another article. See earlier posts. This appears in a Norwegian-language Roman Catholic weblog and is written by Fr Oddvar Moi. The article contains a brief description of Waugh’s early life … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Norwegian translation, Oddvar Moi
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Waugh on Desert Island Discs
Reader David Lull has provided the results of a search for Evelyn Waugh on the BBC database for the entire run of its Desert Island Discs program. Waugh was never a castaway and, if ever asked, he would have surely declined. … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Decline and Fall, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC, castaway book selections, Desert Island Discs
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Decline and Fall on YouTube
All three episodes of the BBC TV adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall are currently posted on YouTube. They may be watched on your computer without a UK internet connection. Here are the links: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television
Tagged BBC, YouTube
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More Praise for BBC’s Decline and Fall from the Spectator
The Spectator in a blog column by Douglas Murray has added to its earlier praise for the BBC’s adaptation of Waugh’s Decline and Fall. This follows Friday’s transmission of the final episode of the series and focuses on that episode. But … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, Douglas Murray, The Spectator
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TLS Reviews BBC’s Decline and Fall
In a departure from its usual practice, the TLS has added a TV column to its current issue. This contains Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s review, entitled “Vile Buddies,” of the BBC adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall which concluded with last night’s … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, James Wood, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, TLS
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Biffing: A History
Today’s Times notes the issuance of the UK paperback edition of a WWII history which has Wavian overtones. This is The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Churchill’s Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat by Giles Milton. In his brief notice, Lawrence James explains: The Castrator, … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Giles Milton, Lawrence James, The Times, unconventional weapons
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