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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Roundup: A Handful of Quotes
–Writing in the London Review of Books about the Iranian armed drones being used by Russia against Ukraine, James Meek is reminded of similar weapons employed by the Nazis against Britain in WWII after the Normandy invasion. These were the … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Television
Tagged Aleteia, Harvard Medicine, Literary Hub, London Review of Books, Majorca Daily Bulletin, The European Conservative
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Roundup: “The Waste Land” Centenary
–The centenary of T S Eliot’s The Waste Land has been marked in several print and broadcast media. The Washington Post notes the poem’s appearance in Brideshead Revisited: First published in theĀ inaugural October 1922 issueĀ of Eliotās literary magazine, the Criterion, … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged Diario de Sevilla, T S Eliot, The Conversation, The Epoch Times, The Spectator, W Somerset Maugham, Washington Post
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90th Anniversary of Black Mischief Marked
A feature length article in the academic journal The Conversation marks the 90th anniversary this month of the publication of Waugh’s third novel Black Mischief. This is by Naomi Milthorpe who is also the editor of the Complete Works of … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Black Mischief, Complete Works
Tagged Naomi Mlthorpe, The Conversation
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Columbus Day Roundup: Cricket, Latin and Name Extinction
–In what is perhaps this week’s most interesting story, the Independent newspaper has posted a history of the Hollywood Cricket Club. This is by Leonie Cooper and describes in some detail the club’s founding, growth and membership. Evelyn Waugh makes … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged America magazine, New Statesman, The Economist, The independent newspaper, The Times newspaper
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On Offer: Two Events, a Radio Series and Some Books
There have been two announcements of upcoming events in Southern England that may be of interest. The first is a joint presentation of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Vogue magazine: Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Lectures, Radio
Tagged BBC, Buckingham History Festival, Forum Auctions, V&A, Vogue magazine
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Roundup: America, America
–The Jesuit magazine America has posted a survey 0f its coverage of Waugh and his works dating back to 1931. This is entitled “God’s grump: The irascible Evelyn Waugh” and was written by James T Keane. Here are the opening … Continue reading
Posted in Basil Seal Rides Again, Brideshead Revisited, Helena, Items for Sale, Newspapers, Oxford, Work Suspended
Tagged America magazine, Clarissa Churchill, New York Times, Prof. Martin Stannard, The Times newspaper
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Ma Meyrick Inspires Again
Novelist Kate Atkinson has written a book about a London night club hostess from the 1920s that has received considerable press coverage. This is entitled Shrines of Gaiety. The opening of this article by Jake Kerridge in the Daily Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Fiction, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Kate Atkinson, New York Sun, New York Times, Slate, The Economist
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Roundup: Mostly Books
–The Public Domain Review has posted an article and links to reproductions from a noted piece of Victoriana in the Waugh Collection at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas. Here’s the opening: The novelist Evelyn Waugh was an inveterate … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Scoop, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Interview Magazine, Irish Times, J F Powers, New Statesman, Public Domain Review
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Orwell News
George Orwell was born the same year as Evelyn Waugh and they became acquaintedĀ in the late 1940s shortly before Orwell’s death. They admired each other’s writing but had different political and religious views (although both agreed in their opposition … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, George Orwell, Guardian, Peter Davison, The Spectator
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Fall Equinox Roundup
—The Sunday Times contributes another assessment of the literary achievements of Queen Elizabeth II’s years. This is entitled “The books that defined the Queen’s reign.” It is written by Dominic Sandbrook, who begins with a consideration of T S Eliot’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scoop, Television Programs, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged BBC, Dominic Sandbrook, Literary Review of Canada, The Atlantic Monthly, The Critic, The Sunday Times, University Challenge
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