Category Archives: Anniversaries

Memorial Day/Bank Holiday Roundup

–The Garden Museum in Lambeth, London, has opened an exhibit called “Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party.” This was described in a recent article in The Observer by Vanessa Thorpe: …The strong horticultural influence on Beaton’s work is recognised now in an … Continue reading

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May Day Roundup

—The Times newspaper has published an article by Max Hastings on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. In it Hastings explains: Almost five decades after publishing my first book about war, I am no longer … Continue reading

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Easter Week Roundup

British journalist Eleanor Doughty, well known to our readers, has made a revisit to Castle Howard. What she finds is described in an article in the Times newspaper. Here is an excerpt: There is nowhere on earth like Castle Howard. … Continue reading

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Evelyn Waugh, d. 10 April 1966, R.I.P.

The Times newspaper in its regular  “On This Day” column includes this memory of Evelyn Waugh’s death along with a photo of Waugh in a tweed jacket, holding onto a picket fence in one hand and a cigar in the … Continue reading

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End of Wintertime (UK) Roundup

–A review by Dylan Neri in The Spectator about a book entitled Carbon: The Book of Life by Paul Hawken opens with this: There is a scene in Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One in which a magazine’s advice columnist ‘the Guru … Continue reading

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Centenary of Waugh’s Coming of Age: 28 October 1924

Today marks the centenary of Evelyn Waugh’s coming of age on 28 October 1924, his 21st birthday. In Waugh’s diary entry for the following day, he begins: “Yesterday I became a man and put away childish things.” (Diaries, p. 182)  … Continue reading

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Roundup: War Trilogy, Conference and Campus Novel

—The Critic magazine has published a feature length article on Waugh’s war trilogy, Sword of Honour. This is written by Max Bayliss and is entitled “Waugh at war: Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s … Continue reading

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Rex Whistler Anniversary Commemorated

Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Rex Whistler on 18 July 1944. He died in France as part of the invasion force following D-Day. The Salisbury Museum has mounted a special exhibition of his work … Continue reading

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Roundup: 80th D-Day Anniversary

–The BBC posted an article on WWII parachute training in connection with its observance last week of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings. Here’s an excerpt: …All the British paratroopers who landed in the early hours [of the … Continue reading

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Mothers’ Day (U.S.) Roundup

–An article in this week’s TLS (10 May 2024) marks the centenary of the 1924 novel The Green Hat by Michael Arlen. He was something of a one hit wonder, as the article by Philip Ward explains. Here are some … Continue reading

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