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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Waugh Works Named in Newspaper Shortlists
Two of Waugh’s books feature in recent newspaper shortlists. In the Daily Mail, novelist Charles Cumming names Scoop as his desert island book. Cumming is a writer of spy novels said by some to be the John Le Carre and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Charles Cumming, Daily Mail, Shortlist Magazine
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Bloggers Debate WWII Novels
Several bloggers are currently debating which are the novels of WWII most worth reading. One began the debate by bemoaning his attempt to read Waugh’s Sword of Honour novels at the same time he was also in the process of reading … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, World War II
Tagged A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell, novels of WWII, Olivia Manning Trilogies, Paul Johnson, Standpoint Magazine
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Waugh Presentation Copies for Sale by Peter Harrington
Several of the presentation copies Evelyn Waugh sent to Anthony Powell are now on sale by Peter Harrington Books. These were auctioned last year at Bonham’s. See earlier post. The most interesting are the two copies of Scott-King’s Modern Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Items for Sale, Remote People, Scott-King's Modern Europe, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Anthony Powell, Peter Harrington Books, presentation copies
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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton
The Brideshead Revisited stage production opened earlier this week in Brighton and has been reviewed in today’s Brighton Argus. The review is by Neil Vowles who finds that the play falls short of expectations: Without Oxford, Venice or Brideshead’s grand architecture, and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Adrian Imms, Brighton Argus, Damian Cruden, Neil Vowles, Sammi O'Neill, theatresoutheast.com
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Waugh Biographer to Appear at Bath Event
The Theatre Royal, Bath, will host a lunchtime lecture on 3 November at which Philip Eade will talk about his new biography of Evelyn Waugh which will be published next month in the U.K.. The details are provided here. This … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Lectures
Tagged Philip Eade, Theatre Royal Bath
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Production to Start on BBC Decline and Fall Series
Production will start in Wales next month on the BBC’s three-part TV adaptation of Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall. Comedian Jack Whitehall has already been signed to play Paul Pennyfeather and negotiations are nearly concluded with actress Eva Longoria … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Eva Longoria, Jack Whitehall
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Brideshead Reviewed in Worcestershire (More)
The Redditch Advertiser and other local papers has published a review of the Malvern performance of the Brideshead Revisited stage production. This is by Alan Wallcroft who emphasizes that the performance in Malvern is a “nostalgic homecoming” for this story: which owes … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Alan Wallcroft, Behind the Arras, Redditch Advertiser, Tim Crow
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The Daily Beast on The Daily Beast
In an article in the online newspaper The Daily Beast, Robert Bateman describes the origin of the paper’s name. He recounts how the 1935 Abyssinian War was influenced by the First Abyssinian War of 1895-96, which Italy lost disastrously. Benito Mussolini was 13 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Abyssinia, Robert Bateman, The Daily Beast
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Vile Bodies and Aladdin Sane (More)
Waugh biographer and blogger Duncan McLaren has posted a thought-provoking article on the influence of Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies on David Bowie’s composition of Aladdin Sane. See earlier posts. McLaren reimagines Bowie’s work against the backdrop of the parties he attended on his … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh Society, Vile Bodies
Tagged Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Duncan McLaren
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Waugh Letters to Anthony Powell to be Auctioned
Bonham’s auction house has announced the sale of the letters written by Evelyn Waugh to his friend and fellow novelist Anthony Powell. The letters cover the period 1927-1964 and include letters from Waugh’s first wife to Powell who remained on … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Letters, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams
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