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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Nicholas Sheetz (1952-2016) R.I.P.
The death of Nicholas Sheetz, former librarian of Georgetown University’s Special Collections, has been announced. Nick is well known to Waugh scholars and was always helpful to those using the collections. He was also always ready to offer help to … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Collections, Miscellaneous
Tagged Georgetown University, Nicholas Sheetz
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Evelyn Waugh’s Birthday
Evelyn Waugh was born on this date in 1903.
Posted in Miscellaneous
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The Cherwell Revisits Waugh’s Oxford
The Oxford student newspaper the Cherwell has an article by Altair Brandon-Salmon that compares the Oxford described by Waugh in Brideshead Revisited with that of today. He uses as his text the tutorial on Oxford manners provided to Charles Ryder by … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Cherwell (newspaper)
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Brideshead Reconfectioned
The Daily Mail has run a story (“It’s the Great Brideshead Bake Off!”) about a project by the new occupants of Castle Howard to remake the building in the form of a cake in an effort to promote Christmas season … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Castle Howard, Daily Mail
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Waugh Biography Reviewed in the US Press
Reviews have appeared in two US newspapers of the new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade, published earlier this month in the US. In the Wall Street Journal, the book is reviewed by British novelist and journalist Allan Massie. (If … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Allan Massie, Micah Mattix, Philip Eade, Wall Street Journal, Washington Free Beacon
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Portrait with Bowler Hat and Cigar
A blogger has posted on The Tweed Pig a well known 1930s photo of Evelyn Waugh and explained its progeny. The photo was selected from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery as a gift: I went for the photograph … of … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs
Tagged Madame Yevonde, portrait photography
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Death Announced of Wodehouse Society Founder
Lt-Col Norman Murphy, who founded the British branch of the P G Wodehouse Society, has died at the age of 83. According to the Telegraph, Murphy was a literary sleuth whose researches over four decades showed that Wodehouse’s 98 comic … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Norman Murphy, P G Wodehouse Society, Telegraph, Times
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A Tiger’s Dinner
An auction house in London has on offer a letter from Evelyn Waugh dated 4 December 1964 to Peter Luke, playwright and journalist. In it, Waugh apologizes for having written in A Little Learning that Luke’s grandfather, who was the father of … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Auctions, Lancing, Letters
Tagged Peter Luke, Rupert Fremlin
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Great Parties and Rock Concerts in Literature
A non-profit organization called Electric Literature, which supports writers and promotes literature, is holding its 2nd annual Genre Ball next week in New York City. In a promotional posting, they name what they deem to be the 11 greatest parties … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Vile Bodies
Tagged Electric Literature, Salem (Oregon) Weekly News
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Henry Green (More)
There has been more activity on the internet relating to the Henry Green revival. See earlier post. A blogger posting on cakesordeathsite.com has written a three-part article with illustrations that surveys most of Green’s books. He makes an interesting comparison with one … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Vile Bodies
Tagged Henry Green, New York Review Books, Nick Shepley
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