Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley

Waugh Conference Announced at Huntington Library

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Dr Steve Hindle, Director of Research at the Huntington Library, has announced a conference on the theme Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector. The conference will be held at the Huntington Library near Pasadena, California on 5-6 May 2017. It will … Continue reading →

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Alec Waugh and the Cocktail Party

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The website Vinepair, which is devoted to wine, beer and spirits, has posted an article by Emily Bell about how Alec Waugh invented the cocktail party. As he explained in an article in Esquire, he set out to find something to … Continue reading →

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D J Taylor Reviews New Waugh Biography

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist and critic (and well-known Waugh fan) D J Taylor has reviewed Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh in The National (an assertedly independent newspaper published in Abu Dhabi). As is the case with previous reviewers, Taylor’s verdict is mixed. … Continue reading →

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Waugh Adaptations in TLS

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading →

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Eade Biography in Literary Review

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Ian Sansom, novelist and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick, has reviewed the new Waugh biography in the current Literary Review. He is a bit more upbeat than some of the earlier reviewers: Unexpectedly, yet … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Press

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph’s parliamentary sketchwriter, Michael Deacon, declared himself to have been overcome by too much news last week: Brexit, resignations, votes of no confidence, refusals to resign, Boris Johnson in general, etc., have been too much for him. In yesterday’s column, … Continue reading →

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Russian Radio Dramatization of The Loved One

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A Russian radio dramatization of The Loved One (Nezabvennaia) has been posted on YouTube. The entire production plays for nearly 4 hours, but it was apparently broadcast in shorter episodes earlier this year. It was produced by Teatr Radio Rossii … Continue reading →

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“Shevelyn’s” Version

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In today’s Daily Telegraph online edition there is an excerpt from Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh to be published next week. The article is entltled: “The truth about ‘Shevelyn’: how Evelyn Waugh’s disastrous marriage shaped his fiction” and is based on a … Continue reading →

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Guardian Reviews New Waugh Biography

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In today’s Guardian (or as it is styled on Sunday the Observer) literary critic Robert McCrum reviews Philip Eade’s new biography of Evelyn Waugh. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited will be published later this week in the … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames (More)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Two more reviews of the Richmond-on-Thames performances of Brideshead have been posted on internet theatrical sites. The first is by Zoe Skipworth on Plays to See: I‘m going to start by saying that this production was exactly what I wanted. … Continue reading →

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