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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Bullingdon/Bollinger Faces Extinction
Sebastian Shakespeare in his Daily Mail gossip column reports that the Bullingdon Club at Oxford (on which Waugh based the Bollinger Club in his novel Decline and Fall) may soon die out for lack of interest: …The Buller is understood … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Bullingdon Club, Daily Mail, Sebastian Shakespeare
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Another Mitford Book
Another biography of the Mitford girls is reviewed in the New York Times Book Review. They seem to be competing with Evelyn Waugh for the number of biographies published, but they have an advantage since there are six of them. This latest … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Newspapers
Tagged Laura Thompson, New York Times, The Mitfords, The Six, Tina Brown
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Australian Journalist Cites Scoop
Australian journalist Mark Baker has cited Waugh’s novel Scoop as one of the books that changed his life: This peerless satire of the foibles and vanities of Fleet Street in the golden age of newspapers is as sharp and funny today … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Mark Baker, Sydney Morning Herald
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Philip Eade to Appear at Oldie Lunch and Bridport Festival
Oldie magazine has announced the appearance of Waugh’s biographer Philip Eade as one of three authors at its 11th October literary lunch: This new study reveals that from his strained relationships with family and lovers to his religious and drug-induced … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Discussions, London
Tagged Bridport Literary Festival, Oldie, Philip Eade. Literary Lunch
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Daphne Fielding, Writer
A book blog called The Neglected Books Page has posted an article on the first book written by Waugh’s good friend and correspondent Daphne Fielding (1904-97). This is the first volume of her memoirs entitled Mercury Presides that was published … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged Daphne Fielding, Neglected Books Page
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Waugh Appears in Student Reading List
The iNews (an online UK newspaper) has published a list of books that all well grounded students should read (not necessarily as part of a course or degree syllabus). The list consists of both fiction and non-fiction. For example, two … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged iNews, reading lists
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Simon Leys on Evelyn Waugh
This week’s issue of The Weekly Standard carries a review of a biography of Simon Leys (1935-2014). The review is entitled “Muddle Kingdon” and the reviewer is Stephen Miller. Leys was the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, a Belgian who became … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Sword of Honour
Tagged Simon Leys, Steven Runciman, The Economist, The Weekly Standard
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Waugh and Hemingway and “Beat-up Old Bastards”
An article in The Huffington Post earlier this week discusses Ernest Hemingway’s claims to have killed 122 “Krauts” during WWII and compares that claim with those of Chris Kyle (subject of the autobiography and film American Sniper) to have killed 160 enemy … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Letters, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged American Sniper, Ernest Hemingway, The Huffington Post
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Waugh Biographer to Appear at Oxford
As part of Oxford Alumni Weekend (16-18 September), Waugh biographer Paula Byrne will appear with her husband Jonathan Bate in a program entitled “The Life of the Biographer.” The discussion at Worcester College is described in the program: The art … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Biographies, Discussions, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Alumni Weekend, Paula Byrne
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