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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Tax Day Roundup
–An article in Lapham’s Quarterly commemorates Tax Day (even though it may have been postponed in the USA this year). This is from the recent book Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages by Michael Keen … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh Family
Tagged BBC, Eton College, Lapham's Quarterly, Norman Douglas, Selina Hastings, Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Eudemon
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Hetton Abbey Revisited
An article in The American Conservative magazine takes a new look at Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This is by Peter Tonguette who explains his motivation in the opening paragraph: During the last 12 months, countless old movies, books, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers
Tagged Peter Tonguette, The American Conservative
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Combe Florey Sale Coincides with Waugh Anniversary
In an article in today’s Times newspaper, Patrick Kidd writes: On Easter morning 55 years ago tomorrow [Saturday, 10 April 2021] Evelyn Waugh said his last Deo gratias. After assisting his priest at a Latin mass in the Somerset town … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Combe Florey, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family
Tagged Patrick Kidd, Strutt & Parker, The Times, University of Texas
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Easter Roundup
–Edward St Aubyn has written a new novel: Double Blind. The Sydney Morning Herald explains why it may (or may not) appeal to Waugh readers: St Aubyn’s early prose can be almost unbearably sharp, mordant and bitterly ironic. The fictional … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Mail, Daisy Waugh, Edward St. Aubyn, Guardian, New York Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Tablet
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Waugh’s Hoax on April Fools Day
The Economist in recognition of the importance of April Fools Day has published a list of famous hoaxes. These were not necessarily perpetrated on the day itself. One category was art hoaxes. These included the Nat Tate wheeze concocted by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Brian Howard, Bruno Hat, Economist:1843
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Waugh’s Travel Writing
Biographer Jeffrey Meyers has written another in his series of articles about British travel writers in The Article, an online magazine. Waugh was prominently mentioned in two previous articles–those dealing with Robert Byron and Wilfred Thesiger. These are described in … Continue reading
Posted in Complete Works, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged British Guiana, Jeffrey Meyers, The Article
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Spring Equinox Roundup
–A new book about Evelyn Waugh’s friend Randolph Churchill has been published. This is entitled Churchill and Son and is written by Josh Ireland. It apparently deals mainly with Randolph’s rocky relationship with his father but may touch on his … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, World War II
Tagged Chagford, Daily Mail, Jessica Fellowes, Kings River Life, Randolph Churchill, The Times, TLS
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St Patrick’s Day Roundup
–RAI Radio 3 has posted a podcast relating to the new Italian translation of A Little Learning. Here is a translation of the introduction: Let’s not expect the usual self-glorification of the middle-aged writer: Waugh takes us first to get to … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Radio Programs, Vile Bodies, Waugh Family
Tagged Daisy Waugh, JSTOR Daily, RAI Radio 3, SoloLibri.net, YouTube
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