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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Others in Abyssinia
Duncan McLaren has posted a new chapter (“In Search of Scoop”) on his website relating to Waugh’s second trip to Abyssinia in 1935. This is based on the book Waugh in Abyssinia but is supplemented by the writings of three … Continue reading
Fleabag and Julia Flyte
The final episode of Fleabag’s second TV series was broadcast yesterday on BBC. The series has occasioned more than the usual amount of comment in the press. See earlier post. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Serena Davies has high praise … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Fleabag, Graham Greene, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Serena Davies
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The Oldie Does Auberon
The Oldie has been running on its weblog a series of excerpts of Auberon Waugh’s Rage columns from its early issues. The latest posting from 1995 deals with aging and is one of the better ones to surface. He begins … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Collections, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Brexit, Catholic Herald, Harry mount, Jeffrey Bernard, The Oldie
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Roundup: Lenten Love and Lots of Books
–In the Church Life Journal published by University of Notre Dame, Patrick Tomassi has written an essay on the themes of love in Brideshead Revisited and their particular relevance to the observance of Lent. Here is a summary: Sorting out … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alec Waugh, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Newspapers, Oxford, Scoop
Tagged Church Life Journal, Daily News (Sri Lanka), Evening Standard, Guardian, Mississipi State University, Palestine Chronicle
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The Art (and Power) of the Book Blurb
In the current issue of the TLS, DJ Taylor addresses in the “Freelance” column “blurb-writing” for book covers and promotional materials. He begins with a discussion of the various considerations brought to bear in composing a successful blurb. These are … Continue reading
Posted in A Tourist in Africa, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Blurb-writing, Catch-22, DJ Taylor, Muriel Spark, TLS
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Justin Cartwright (1943-2018): R.I.P.
In a recent issue of TLS, DJ Taylor reviews the works of South Africa-born British novelist Justin Cartwright who died late last year in London at 75. He wrote 17 novels (although, as Taylor notes, he disowned some early ones) … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Guardian, Johannesburg Review of Books, Justin Cartwright, TLS
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Evelyn Waugh, Brexit and Prendergast’s Wig (More)
A new magazine based in London and called The Fence has published its first issue which is declared a “Brexit Special”. It describes itself as featuring: “Haunting insights, ridiculous conceits, pulsating fiction and just straight up lies: The Fence is … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Brexit, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Saoirse Mulvey, The Fence
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William Boyd to Lecture on Waugh
Lancing College has issued the formal announcement and details of its annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture that was mentioned in an earlier post: We are delighted to welcome William Boyd, author and screenwriter to Lancing for the first time to give … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Lancing, Lectures, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged William Boyd
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Roundup: Fleabag and Brexit
—The Times earlier this week carried a review of an ongoing BBC TV series called Fleabag, currently in its 2nd season. The review by Ann Marie Hourihane opens with this: God is what you’ve got left when you’re done with sex; … Continue reading
Posted in A Tourist in Africa, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged Aldous Huxley, BBC, scoop.co.nz, Selina Hastings, The New Yorker, The Times, TLS
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