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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Waugh’s Agony Aunt
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the “Dear Abby” newspaper column, the Daily Telegraph has compiled a list of the most notable agony aunts in literature, TV and film. Waugh qualifies for a character from The Loved One: GURU BRAHMIN … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged agony aunts, Daily Telegraph, Dear Abby
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The Death of the Gentleman and Brideshead Unvisited
The latest issue of the St. Austin Review entitled “Evelyn Waugh Revisited” has now been published. See earlier post. An online announcement includes a full table of contents as well as the complete copy of an article by Frank Brownlow entitled “Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall
Tagged Christine Berberich, Frank Brownlow, St Austin Review, The Image of the English Gentleman in Twenthieth Century Literature
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U and Non-U Updated
In a posting on the academic weblog The Conversation, Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford, Simon Horobin, has updated Nancy Mitford’s 1955 essay on class distinctions of usage in English speech and manners. Waugh’s contribution to the public debate … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Oxford
Tagged Nancy Mitford, New Statesman, Noblesse Oblige, Simon Horobin, The Conservation
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Mrs. Luce’s Dinner Party
The Spectator’s gossip columnist Taki Theodoracopulos recalls descriptions of a dinner party given by Waugh for Clare Boothe Luce. The column (“On the consolations of old age”) appears in the latest issue of a publication entitled Spectator Life which is available … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged Clare Boothe Luce, Spectator Life, Taki
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Quarreling with Waugh
In an interview posted earlier today by ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Clive James is asked by Mark Colvin for more insight into his recent rereading of Waugh’s Sword of Honour: I’m always re-reading it. Always quarreling with him. But you always … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Radio Programs, Sword of Honour
Tagged Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Clive James, Edward St. Aubyn, John Carey, Mark Colvin
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English Men of Letters
Critic and novelist D.J. Taylor’s new study The Prose Factory: Literary Life in England since 1918 is being reviewed in advance of its January 7th U.K. publication date. The book is primarily devoted to those who made their livings as men (or … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Diaries, Vile Bodies
Tagged D.J. Taylor; The Prose Factory; men of letters, The Times
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Brideshead Castle vs. Downton Abbey
Today’s Op-Ed pages in the New York Times carry a story (“The Stately Gift Shops of England”) about the English country house. This is by novelist Charles Lambert who credits this institution’s survival to the heritage industry and its primary advocate, the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Television, Television Programs, Waugh Family
Tagged Castle Howard, Charles Lambert, Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, New York Times
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Sebastian’s New Year’s Resolution
The book publisher Quirk Books has posted a list of New Year’s resolutions recommended for adoption by literary characters. Here’s the one for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited: We love a good teddy bear as much as the next person, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Adrian Chiles, BBC2, Daily Mail, New Year's Resolutions, Quirk Books
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Waugh in Djibouti
The Daily Beast, an internet newspaper that it owes its title to Waugh, has run a background article on the small east African nation of Djibouti. Their correspondent Tim Mak made a trip to the country which is now host to … Continue reading
Date Announced for New Waugh Biography
The Daily Telegraph has announced the 31 March publication date for a new biography of Waugh: March 31: Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, by Philip Eade (Books) There has been no full-length biography of Evelyn Waugh for 20 years. Ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Philip Eade
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