Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley

Ducker of the Turl (More)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Another story has appeared in connection with the closure of the shoemakers Ducker and Sons in The Turl, Oxford. See earlier post. This will occur later this month according to the story in The Oxford Times. The store’s ledgers are to … Continue reading →

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NYRB Reviews Eade Biography

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of the New York Review of Books has a review of Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh. This is by John Banville and is entitled “The Strange Genius of the Master.” Banville also named Eade’s book as … Continue reading →

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Rex Whistler Exhibit at Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has reported an exhibit of the works of artist Rex Whistler at Mottisfont Abbey, a National Trust property located in Hampshire between Winchester and Salisbury. Whistler decorated the interior of the house in the late 1930s when it … Continue reading →

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William H Pritchard Reviews New Waugh Books

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Noted US literary critic William H Pritchard has reviewed the two new books about Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade and Ann Pasternak Slater. The article entitled “Evelyn Waugh Revisited” is published in the current issue of The Hudson Review. Prof Pritchard has … Continue reading →

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Country Life Revisits “U and Non-U” Controversy

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Country Life magazine has published an article reviewing the “U and Non-U” speech controversy 60 years since it raged in the 1950s after it was publicized by Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh, inter alia,  in the collection of essays published … Continue reading →

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BBC Arena Waugh Trilogy Available Online

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Part 1 of the 1987 BBC Arena three-part documentary, usually called the “Waugh Trilogy,” has been posted on YouTube. This is entitled “Bright Young Things.” It was last broadcast in 2008. The series was directed and narrated by Nicholas Shakespeare, and some of … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and Tolerance

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article in the Mexican newspaper El Informador, printed in Guadalajara, Waugh is quoted as the voice of warning against indiscriminate tolerance. The article is by Maria Palomar who complains about the current reign of political correctness: To tolerate is good. … Continue reading →

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Waugh Scholar Praises Eade Biography

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Profesor Donat Gallagher, one of the leading Waugh scholars and a member of the Waugh Society, has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh. The review appears in the weekend edition of  The Australian. Prof Gallagher certainly liked the book and … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Ear Trumpet (More)

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s Times newspaper has published an article by David Brown providing some additional information about Waugh’s ear trumpet which is to be auctioned in a few weeks’ time. See earlier post: Although Waugh wielded the trumpet with relish he had … Continue reading →

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Mottramism at Work

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Senior Editor of The American Conservatiive magazine Rod Dreher has posted in his blog on the magazine’s website an example of what he calls “Mottramism” at work in the higher echelons of the Roman Catholic Church. He defined the concept several … Continue reading →

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