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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Roundup: Vileness Revisited
—William Cash writing in The Times newspaper recalls a Hollywood expat group from the 1990s that was called “the Viles” (at least by him) and explains why Ghislaine Maxwell failed to fit in. Here are some excerpts from his article: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Salman Rushdie, The American Spectator, The Express, The New York Times, The Times
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Evelyn Waugh’s Birthday: 28 October 1903
Several papers have noted Waugh’s birthday. The Sunday Times earlier this week has even offered up a sort of present. This is a new book that contains new stories in which the P G Wodehouse character Jeeves is prominently featured. … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Newspapers, Sunday Times
Tagged P.G.Wodehouse
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Halloween Roundup
–A new biography of Oscar Wilde has been issued. This is After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal by his grandson Merlin Holland. It is reviewed in Literary Review by Thomas W Hodgkinson who summarizes it as describing the unique … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies
Tagged Literary Review, Oscar Wilde, Quadrant, The Tablet, The Times
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Roundup: Cigars, Paula Byrne and The Latin Mass
–The Evening Standard newspaper has published an article about a noted shop on St James’s Street. This is J J Fox and the product they have on offer is cigars. After a discussion of their history, in which it is … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Internet, Newspapers
Tagged Cigars, Latin Mass, Paula Byrne
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Octoberfest Roundup
–The scripts of the TV series “All Creatures Great and Small” are being posted on the internet. Here’s an excerpt from an episode from the final series (No. 6) in which one of the vets is being introduced to a … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Biographies, Decline and Fall, Internet, Interviews, Newspapers, Television Programs, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged America magazine, BBC, Muriel Spark, The Mirror, The Oldie
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Jilly Cooper (1937-2025) R.I.P.
British comic novelist Jilly Cooper has died earlier this week. Writer Philip Hensher is among the first to pay his respects. This was published in The Spectator where he offered a thoughtful description of her writings, noting that they fell … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jilly Cooper, Philip Hensher, The Spectator, The Times
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End of the Month Roundup
–Alexander Larman in The Spectator reviews two new books about religion: Twelve Churches by Fergus Butler-Gallie and God, the Science, the Evidence by Miles-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnaissies. The article opens with a brief reference to the religious writings of … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs, The Loved One
Tagged El Pais, ITV, New York Times, The Guardian, The Spectator
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Summer’s End Roundup
–An article in the New Statesman describes luncheon at the Inner Temple amongst the barristers who frequent the premises. The article is by Finn McRedmond and concludes with this: …And so, here I am eating my greens in Inner Temple, … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries, Scoop, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Forum Auctions, New Statesman, Nona Summers, The Independent
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Mid-September Roundup
–A post on the website UnHerd.com seems to have been inspired by the recent book of Eleanor Doughty on the British aristocracy Heirs and Graces. This has been mentioned in several previous posts. The article is written by Pratinav Anil … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged America, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Critic, UnHerd.com
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Early September Roundup
–The online journal American Thinker has posted an article by Lars Møller entitled “Evelyn Waugh’s England: A Lament for a Lost World”. Here are the opening paragraphs: In the mid-twentieth century, the English novelist Evelyn Waugh chronicled, with elegance and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Lancing, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged American Thinker, Daily Telegraph, Eleanor Doughty, Literary Review, The Spectator, The Times
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