Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley

Waugh Plaque Used in Property Promotion

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A North London property promotion site has made prominent use of a photo of the English Heritage Blue Plaque on Evelyn Waugh’s family home (145 North End Road, NW11 7HT). This is Ham & High Properties promotional material for sales in … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Boredom

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Economist has posted on the website of its 1843 magazine an earlier article by one of its columnists, Adrian Wooldridge, entitled “Great Bores of Yore”. One of those discussed is Evelyn Waugh: Waugh was a great bore-baiter, never happier than … Continue reading →

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Waugh, the Spokesman for Conservatism

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

William Voegeli, a visiting scholar at Claremont College, in an essay entitled “Liberalism and Civilization” published in The Blue Review takes Waugh as his spokesman for the conservative cause. The Blue Review is a peer-reviewed blog intended to promote the … Continue reading →

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Waugh in China

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Yesterday’s notice on new publications of Waugh’s books in Japanese translations made your correspondent wonder whether Waugh may be enjoying similar availability in other Asian languages. Chinese is easy enough to check because there is an Amazon.cn site selling books. From … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Japan

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s novel Scoop as well as a collection of his short stories have been translated into Japanese and were recently published in connection with this year’s 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. The translator is Tagaki Susumu and the books are published by Hakusuisha. … Continue reading →

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David Bradshaw (1955-2016) R.I.P.

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The death has been announced of Professor David Bradshaw of Worcester College, University of Oxford. He was Professor of English Literature and author of The Hidden Huxley (1994). He edited and wrote the introduction to several novels, including the Penguin Modern Classics 2001 edition of … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Oxford News

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh figures in an article in the newspaper Catholic World Report written by a Roman Catholic Rhodes Scholar about her recent experiences as a student in Oxford. She mentions numerous Roman Catholic churches still active in Oxford outside the university … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Blogosphere

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Several bloggers, especially those with a religious theme, make fairly regular mentions of Waugh and his works. Yesterday, a blogger who specializes in Eastern Christianity posted a review of Waugh’s novel Helena on the day that the Church commemorates the Invention … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Irons at BAFTA Session

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A report on actor Jeremy Iron’s recent appearance at BAFTA’s “Life in Pictures” series is posted on IndieWire. See also earlier post. In reviewing his career, Irons suggests that his selection as Charles Ryder in Granada’s 1981 TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, … Continue reading →

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Radio Times Article on 1967 BBC TV Adaptation

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The director of the BBC’s 1967 TV adaptation of Waugh’s Sword of Honour wrote an article in Radio Times on the occasion of its rebroadcast in November 1968. Donald McWhinnie, “Three From Evelyn Waugh,” Radio Times, 28 November 1968, p. … Continue reading →

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