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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Rachel Cusk Envies Waugh’s Writing Life
Novelist Rachel Cusk is featured in a recent issue of the Canadian magazine, Maclean’s. She was born in Canada but moved to England as a child with her British parents. She has recently been nominated for two Canadian literary awards … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Maclean's Magazine, Rachel Cusk
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Tab Hunter and The Loved One
A Houston blogger (Joe Leydon) has posted a story in which he explains how the career of veteran film star Tab Hunter (whom he met at at Houston conference earlier this year) was saved by a role in the film of Waugh’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Film, The Loved One
Tagged Tab Hunter
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Waugh and Mr. Toad
Novelist Andrew Martin has written a column in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, “handsome” and “clever”, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters
Tagged Andrew Martin, Books about the rich, Financial Times
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Editor of “Evelyn Waugh and His World” Interviewed
The podcast network of the conservative journal National Review has interviewed David Pryce-Jones, editor of the 1973 collection of memoirs and articles, Evelyn Waugh and His World. Pryce-Jones is a senior editor of National Review, and his recent autobiography and memoir … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh, Interviews
Tagged David Pryce-Jones, Evelyn Waugh and His World
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Whispering Glades and Tranquil Repose
The Argonaut, a regional newspaper covering the west side of Los Angeles, has published an interview with art director Mike Salisbury who has worked in film, broadcast and print media and lives in Venice, CA. The interviewer gets a rise out … Continue reading
Posted in The Loved One
Tagged Argonaut (L.A.), BBC, Dr Who, Forest Lawn, Mike Salisbury, Tardis Musings
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Spectator Reviews New Campion Book
In this week’s Spectator there is a review of the new detailed book on the life of Edmund Campion which was mentioned in an earlier post. The reviewer (David Crane) agrees with the publisher’s press release in praising the book … Continue reading
Posted in Edmund Campion
Tagged David Crane, Spectator
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Review of The Loved One DVD
A Connecticut-based newspaper weblog contains a feature-length article that is essentially a review of the DVD of the 1965 film based on Waugh’s novella, The Loved One (1948). The review concludes that the film begins well with the early scenes satirizing … Continue reading
Posted in Film, The Loved One
Tagged Mischief in the Sun, Robert Murray Davis
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Waugh’s Advice Quoted in Middle East Conflict
Conservative internet news site Newsmax carries an article (“Russia’s Presence a Bad Sign for Israel”) in which it considers the impact on Israel of Russia’s active entry into the civil war in Syria. Their correspondent, Herbert London, cites Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Robbery Under Law
Tagged Civil War in Syria, Israel, Newsmax, Russia
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Waugh and the Italian Ham
The internet site of a translation service has posted a brief article on the derivation of the word prosciutto as their word of the day for 14 October. In English, it has come to mean Italian ham, but in Italian, it is … Continue reading
