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Waugh in North Devon
Following his recent appearance at the Appledore Literary Festival, Duncan McLaren has posted two new articles to his website. “Evelyn in Appledore” and “When Henry Met Evelyn” recount the details of Evelyn Waugh’s visit to that town where he worked on the second … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Vile Bodies
Tagged Appledore Literary Festival, Duncan McLaren, Henry Williamson
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Alexander Waugh to Speak on Combe Florey
The University of Leicester has announced a lecture by Alexander Waugh on Evelyn Waugh’s views on the English country house, with particular reference to his own house, Combe Florey, in Somerset. The talk is open to the public (£3 admission) … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Combe Florey, Complete Works, Lectures
Tagged University of Leicester
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New Book On Campion Anticipated by Waugh
A new book on the life of Edmund Campion was recently published. This is Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life by UCL Professor Gerard Kilroy issued by Ashgate Publishing. The publisher’s announcement mentions Waugh’s anticipation of such a scholarly work when he wrote what he … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Edmund Campion
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Waugh Featured on Desert Island Discs
A recent episode of the BBC’s Desert Island Discs featured TV comedy writers Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks. They are probably best known for their political satire series The New Statesman starring the late Rik Mayall as MP Alan B’Stard. For … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Works, Radio Programs, Television Programs
Tagged Desert Island Discs, Laurence Marks, Maurice Gans
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Put Out More Voles
The Daily Telegraph has run a story about restoration of the water vole in the English countryside. It begins with a quote from Waugh: “Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.” So wrote William Boot, hapless reporter of … Continue reading
Alan Hollinghurst Praises Waugh Novel
In the latest New York Times “T-Magazine”, British novelist Alan Hollinghurst, best known for Line of Beauty (which reminded some commentators of Brideshead Revisited), has named his 10 favorite books. Among those listed is Waugh’s Put Out More Flags: Published in 1942, … Continue reading
Posted in Put Out More Flags
Tagged Alan Hollinghurst, New York Times
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Fogs of Waugh
A new book on the history of London fogs has inspired a reference to Evelyn Waugh’s thoughts on the subject. The book is London Fog: The Biography to be published next month and reviewed in this week’s London Review of Books. (Full access … Continue reading
Evelyn Waugh and the Charvet Shirt
A recent issue of the New York Times style magazine, somewhat presumptuously called “T,” carries an article (“Not Just Any White Shirt”) describing shirts made by the Parisian fashion house Charvet. In his efforts to validate this company as the benchmark brand for men’s shirts, the author … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited
Tagged Charvet, men's fashions, New York Times
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Independent Includes Waugh Novel in Weekend Reads
The Independent newspaper has published a list of its top 23 recommendations for a book to be read conveniently in a single weekend. It has included Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in its selections. This seems odd, given that it is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters, The Loved One
Tagged Independent newspaper, weekend reads
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Mrs Stitch on Parking Etiquette
The Lady magazine in a recent installment of its Guide to Modern Manners series offers advice to its readers on parking. The column opens with this example of Julia Stitch’s answer to the parking problem: Lady Diana Cooper, the grand socialite … Continue reading
Posted in Scoop
Tagged Diana Cooper, The Lady, Traffic Problems
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