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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Evelyn Waugh, Winston Churchill and Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, ex-Mayor of London and gadfly without portfolio of the Conservative Party, has written a book about his hero Winston Churchill. Entitled The Churchill Factor, this was published to much acclaim in 2014 and was excerpted in the Daily Telegraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Scoop, World War II
Tagged Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, The Churchill Factor, Winston Churchill
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Evelyn and Kick
Paula Byrne’s book about Kathleen (“Kick”) Kennedy is reviewed in today’s Independent newspaper of Ireland. Byrne previously wrote a study of Waugh and the Lygon family of Madresfield: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead. She spoke about her latest book, entitled Kick: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Diaries, Letters
Tagged Independent newspaper (Ireland), Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Byrne
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Waugh’s Country House: Through the Vita-glass Brightly
A new book out this week is described as a social history of the interwar period. This is called The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939 by Adrian Tinniswood and is reviewed in the current issue of The … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Decline and Fall
Tagged Adrian Tinniswood, Sybil Colefax, The Economist, The Long Weekend, Vita glass
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Vogue Exhibit (More)
A review by Alice Sprawls of the Vogue 100 exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery and its catalogue appears in the London Review of Books for 5 May 2016. See earlier post. This explains that Waugh’s work for Vogue began … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged Alice Sprawls, London Review of Books, National Portrait Gallery, Vogue 100
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Coping with Modern Times
On the religious weblog Patheos, Tod Worner (blogging as “A Catholic Thinker”) has posted an article entitled “How Evelyn Waugh Taught Me to Cope with Modern Times.” The title, on its face, seems intended to be ironic, since Waugh himself never managed … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Patheos, Tod Worner
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Another Memorial Essay: Who’s A Naughty Boy, Then?
The neoconservative internet newspaper The Washington Free Beacon has posted an essay by journalist Matthew Walther on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. This is entitled “Naughty Boy,” somewhat reminiscent of Ludovic’s conversations with his new puppy … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Articles, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Matthew Walther, Washington Free Beacon
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Waugh at the London Library
The Irish Times yesterday ran an article on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the London Library. This is being celebrated this week with a festival in St James’s Square opposite the library entrance. The article, by Denis Staunton, … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Letters, London
Tagged Denis Staunton, Irish Times, London Library, Mary Lygon
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Waugh at Knossos
A quote from Waugh features in a portion of Prof. Mary Beard’s recent book Confronting the Classics that has been posted on the history website Erenow. In a chapter entitled “Builder of Ruins” describing the excavation and restoration of the ruins … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Labels
Tagged Confronting the Classics, Erenow, Prof. Mary Beard
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Guardian Reviews Brideshead Dramatization
The Guardian in today’s edition joins the other metropolitan dailies (Mail, Telegraph, and Times) in reviewing the stage production of Brideshead Revisited which is now touring the provinces. As in many previous cases, the verdict of the Guardian’s drama critic Alfred Hickling … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Alfred Hickling, Claire Hayes, Guardian, theatre review
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