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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Forum Auctions Results on Internet
The results of the large sale of Evelyn Waugh books and manuscripts by Forum Auctions is reported on the internet. See earlier post. Here’s the link to the results(you may have to register to see results but there is no charge). Most … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, First Editions, Items for Sale, Letters, London, Manuscripts
Tagged Forum Auctions
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New Study of Waugh’s Satire Published
Naomi Milthorpe, well known to Waugh Society members, has written a study of Waugh’s works entitled Evelyn Waugh’s Satire: Texts and Contexts. The book was published last month and is described in the publisher’s announcement as offering: … new exegetical accounts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies
Tagged Huntington Library, Naomi Milthorpe
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George Osborne and Evelyn Waugh
New Europe, a weekly English-language newspaper published in Brussels, carries an article comparing George Osborne, Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer (for the time being), to Evelyn Waugh. Osborne changed his name from Gideon Oliver to plain George because it “sounds more … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers
Tagged George Osborne, New Europe
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British Library Posts Article on BYPs
The British Library has posted an article on its website about the Bright Young People of the interwar years. This is by Dr Milena Borden and is entitled: “Bright Young Things: behind the party mask.” Dr Borden concentrates on how the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Vile Bodies
Tagged British Library, Milena Borden
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A Recent Visit to “Whispering Glades”
In this week’s LA Weekly, an alternative newspaper distributed in the Los Angeles region, there is a humorous description of a recent visit to Forest Lawn Cemetery by artist and illustrator Tony Mostrom. He begins with references to the negativity expressed … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Conferences, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Forest Lawn Cemetery, LA Weekly, Tony Mostrom
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Irish Times Reviews Eade Biography
Today’s Irish Times has a review of Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh. The reviewer is Matthew Adam who begins with his own catalogue of some of Waugh’s nastier traits as recounted by Waugh’s friends and acquaintances as well as by Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Irish Times, Matthew Adam, Philip Eade
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Jay McInerney Lists Waugh in NY Times Article
In listing his favorite books, novelist and, more recently, wine commentator Jay McInerney included Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. His own first novel Bright Lights, Big City (1984) might be considered a 1980s version of Decline and Fall. In an article … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Articles, Newspapers
Tagged Jay McInerney, New York Times
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BBC Radio 4 Broadcast Concluded
BBC Radio 4 today broadcast the final episode of the reading of excerpts from Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh as its Book of the Week. The programs will remain available over the internet on BBC iPlayer for the next four weeks. The material … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Radio Programs, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Nicholas Grace, Philip Eade
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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic
In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Scoop, Television
Tagged W H Smith, William Boyd
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Memorial Service for Waugh to be Celebrated Tomorrow
The Latin Mass Society of the UK has announced that a service of Vespers and Benediction for the repose of the soul of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) will be celebrated tomorrow, Friday, 8 June 2016, in South London. The service will … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Catholicism, London
Tagged Latin Mass Society, The Catholic Herald
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