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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Ronald Knox Revival
This week’s issue of The Spectator reviews a new collection of Ronald Knox’s works. This is entitled Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons and is edited by Francesca Bugliana Knox, who is related to Knox by marriage. See earlier post about … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Newspapers, Oxford, Ronald Knox, Scoop
Tagged Christopher Howse, Katharine Asquith, The Spectator
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Other Waughs
British mystery writer Christopher Fowler has posted a brief article on his internet site entitled “Waugh Stories” in which he considers the literary careers of Waughs other than Evelyn. He begins with Evelyn’s older brother Alec: …He’s been described as … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Alec Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Waugh Family
Tagged Bryant & May novels, Christopher Fowler, Harriet Waugh
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A Handful of Dutch
The Dutch business/economic journal Het Financieele Dagblad opens a story entitled “Tragish Akkoord” (Tragic Agreement) with a paragraph about Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This is written by by Ferdinand Grapperhaus and involves a complex political deal relating to labour rights in the Netherlands : Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers
Tagged Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Het Financieele Dagblad, labor law
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Pub in Combe Florey Damaged in Fire
A fire last week in The Farmers Arms, a pub in Combe Florey, damaged the structure and forced its closure pending extensive repairs. This was reported in the Somerset County Gazette. According to a later report on ITV news, the pub was … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged ITV News, Somerset County Gazette, The Farmers Arms
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Eade Biography (More)
Writer and critic Martin Rubin has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography in the Washington Times: Although there have been several other excellent biographies of Evelyn Waugh, this is perhaps the most penetrating and insightful one to date. Part of this is because of … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Martin Rubin, Philip Eade, Washington Times
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Blanche, Hat, Malpractice and Seal
Author Elisa Rolle, who chronicles the lives and travels of notable members of the LGBT community, has posted some of her reviews and ramblings relating to Brian Howard, Waugh’s contemporary from Oxford days. These miscellaneous excerpts apear to have been first published … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Put Out More Flags, Vile Bodies
Tagged Brian Howard, Elisa Rolle, LGBT Community
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Waughblogs
Several bloggers have commented on or recommended the works of Evelyn Waugh in the past week. In Antick Musings, Andrew Wheeler recommends Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall which he recently read for a second time: Decline and Fall focuses intensely … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Edmund Campion, Sword of Honour
Tagged Aleteia, Antick Musings, Catholic Thing, Sheed & Ward
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Graham Greene and Helena
Peter Harrington Books has posted a long list of Waugh rare and first editions which includes several items of interest. A “featured” item is an uncorrected proof of Brideshead Revisited (estimate £15,000). This is not one of the 50 presentation copies, but … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Autographs, Bibliophilia, Brideshead Revisited, First Editions, Helena, Letters, Officers and Gentlemen, Scoop
Tagged Graham Greene, Peter Harrington Booksellers
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“Lady Beevor”
Novelist Sebastian Faulks writing in his “Diary” column in this week’s Spectator comments on the knighthood recently awarded historian Antony Beevor. Sir Antony, as he will now be addressed, is best known in this parish for his book Crete: The … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Antony Beevor, Artemis Cooper, courtesy titles, Sebastian Faulks, The Spectator
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Waugh’s Favorite Bookstore Profiled in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has published a brief history of Heywood Hill Books located in London’s Mayfair district. This is written by Francis Wheen. The shop was for many years Waugh’s favorite bookstore (or one of them at least). It was located next door to … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Francis Wheen, Heywood hill, Namcy Mitford, Vanity Fair
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