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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Daily Mail Reviews Brideshead Again
The Daily Mail, which published one of the most positive reviews of the stage production of Brideshead Revisited now touring England (see earlier post), has posted another review. This latest version is by Robert Gore-Langton, who saw the performance at Bath and is … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Daily Mail, Robert Gore-Langton
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Waugh and Patrick Leigh Fermor
In a posting on the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society website there is a reference in which Evelyn Waugh is quoted as describing Leigh Fermor and Joan Rayner (later his wife) as “the Nicotine Maniac and his girl.” This appears in a … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged Diana Cooper, Joan Rayner, Patrick Leigh Fermor
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The Long Weekend (More)
D.J. Taylor has reviewed Adrian Tinniswood’s book The Long Weekend in the Wall Street Journal. This is a social history of Britain between the wars. Both Alec and Evelyn Waugh merit attention in Taylor’s article, which is entitled “Do not … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Adrian Tinniswood, Country Houses, D.J.Taylor, Wall Street Journal
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75th Anniversary of Battle of Crete Marked in German Paper
In yesterday’s Süddeutsche Zeitung there is a feature story by Kurt Kister about the Battle of Crete. This was fought 75 years ago this week. Since it was one of the German Army’s last clear victories (although a costly one … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Battle of Crete, Kurt Mister, Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Evelyn and Kick (Still More)
Two more London papers have published articles about Paula Byrne’s new book on Kathleen Kennedy, entitled Kick. See earlier posts. The Daily Mail features it as the Book of the Week. Waugh is prominently mentioned in that review, by Ginny Dougary, … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Byrne
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Pinfold Features in Article on Hallucinatory Literature
A recent article in a U.S. academic journal opens with a reference to Waugh’s late, autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. This is in an article by John Foxwell of Durham University entitled “Enacting Hallucinatory Experiences in Literature: Metalepsis, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Letters, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Muriel Spark, Pennsylvania State University
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Waugh and Shakespeare
Alexander Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson, in the April issue of the Literary Review, has written an article entitled “Where There’s a Will There’s a Waugh.” He there notes that the anniversaries of the deaths of both his grandfather and William Shakespeare are being … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Articles, Combe Florey, Waugh Family
Tagged William Shakespeare, writer's gravesites
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Brideshead Reviewed in Cambridge and Elsewhere
Brideshead Revisited opened its run at the Cambridge Arts Theatre yesterday and is reviewed today in the Cambridge News. In the review, by Lydia Fallon, she finds herself really wanting to love [the] play, but then leaving the theatre feeling a … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Cambridge News, Crisis magazine, K.E. Colombini, Lydia Fallon
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Successful Failures at Oxford
An Oxford student blog has compiled a list of students who were academic failures at Oxford but went on to become successful writers. At the top of the list is Evelyn Waugh. His entry begins with a quote: “You spend … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Letters, Oxford
Tagged failures, Oxford Student
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Director of Decline and Fall Film Version Dies.
John Krish, who directed the 1968 film adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall has died at the age of 92. His death is announced in the Daily Telegraph. The film was written by Ivan Foxwell and released under the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, John Krish, Obituaries
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