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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Charles Ryder as Character Model
Charles Ryder from Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited appears as a character model in two recent articles. In a Roman Catholic newsblog (Catholicphilly.com) he is compared to the hero of a recent Hollywood religious film called Risen, based on the origins of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Buenos Aires Herald, catholicphilly.com, Gorsky, Risen, The Great Gatsby, Vesna Goldsworthy
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Christopher Hitchens’ Last Words on Waugh
The latest New English Review contains a review of the posthumous collection of Christopher Hitchens’ essays entitled, And yet… While there are no essays or reviews devoted to the subject of Evelyn Waugh, he does get a mention: …one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One
Tagged And Yet..., Christopher Hitchens, Edmund Wilson, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Guardian, New English Review, TLS
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Waugh’s Religion
In the current issue of the U.K. paper The Catholic Herald, an article (“Seduced by the ‘Devil’ Hitler” by Francis Phillips) opens with a familiar quote from Evelyn Waugh: There is a well-known story about the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Christopher Sykes, Nancy Mitford, Selina Hastings, The Catholic Herald
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Waugh and the Winter Break
One of the bloggers on the New Criterion magazine became so depressed by the New York weather he looked for books describing adventures in warmer climes: With that in mind, I’ve been reading Evelyn Waugh’s riotous A Tourist in Africa, which … Continue reading
Posted in A Tourist in Africa
Tagged The New Criterion, winter breaks
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Waugh and the Country House Revival
A recent article in Spear’s magazine by its editor-in-chief and founder William Cash deals with several subjects, including the revival of the country house. The magazine is devoted to asset/investment management and the good life and has been described as … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Television
Tagged country house revival, Spear's magazine
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Evelyn Waugh and Lady Chatterley
The latest online edition of the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland contains a review of the book Jeremy Hutchinson’s Case Studies published last year. The review mentions the case of R. v Penguin Books in which prosecution was … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged D.H. Lawrence, Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Studies, Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Former Easton Court Hotel Now Holiday Cottage Rental
One portion of the Easton Court Hotel, where Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited in February-June 1944, is now on offer as a self-catering holiday cottage. This is described on the website Trip Advisor: A thatched 16th century Devon Longhouse, full of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Items for Sale
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Heywood Hill Bookstore Still Thriving
The Mayfair bookstore where Waugh was a customer and his friend Nancy Mitford was a manager is profiled in this week’s New York Times “T” magazine (“Shelf Life” p. 196). This is the Heywood Hill book store, in an article by Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in First Editions, London, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Heywood Hill Bookstore, Nancy Mitford, New York Times
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George Osborne and the Brothers Waugh
In his latest column for the Independent newspaper (soon to be digital-only), D.J. Taylor expresses sympathy for Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. This is on the occasion of the announcement last week that Osborne’s brother Adam had been stricken from … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Independent, sibling rivalry
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Boot Magna School of Economics
A reporter for the Idaho Statesman is reminded of a character from Scoop in a recent story: Robert Gordon’s new book on productivity in the U.S. economy, “The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” is masterful, but reminds me of … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Idaho Statesman, U S economy
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