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Category Archives: Anniversaries
From African Kleptocracy to Spark’s Legacy
A feature length article in the Australian edition of the Spectator deals with the political flap over policy toward immigration of white South African farrmers into Australia. This is entitled “Kleptocracy on the Cape” by Thomas Jones and opens with … Continue reading
Waugh’s Christmas, 1942
In a letter to his wife, Evelyn Waugh describes his Christmas 75 years ago in 1942. At the time, he was stationed with his brigade in Sherborne School, Dorset, where his father and brother Alec were students but from which … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, World War II
Tagged Christmas parties, Daphne Fielding, Deborah Mitford
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Waugh Featured in Spark Memoir
Alan Taylor in his recently published memoir of Muriel Spark (Appointment in Arezzo) considers what writers most influenced Spark’s works. This was published in connection with Spark’s centenary next year and is included in what is apparently an excerpt from … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Alan Taylor, HeraldScotland, Muriel Spark
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Evelyn Waugh’s Birthday 28 October 2003
Today is the 114th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s birthday. This has been announced in several news sites that track this sort of thing. Perhaps not coincidently, the Guardian has chosen this date to report that Waugh’s grandson, Alexander, will announce … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, Edward de Vere, Guardian, Shakespeare, Westminster Abbey
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The Fruit of Whispering Glades
The TLS has published an article marking the centenary of the birth of Jessica Mitford, sister of Waugh’s friends Nancy, Diana and Deborah. The story (“Happy 100th Birthday, Decca”) is by Mark McGinness who has also recently written about Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Jessica Mitford, Mark McGinness, TLS
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Waugh in the Food Columns
Lisa Hilton, biographer, novelist and now food critic for Standpoint magazine, was apparently assigned to write a review of a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden called Margot. This establishment was downgraded by some other food critics such as Jay … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Events, Labels, London, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daniel Hannan, Folio Society, Lisa Hilton, obesity, Puglia, Standpoint, V&A Museum
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Alec Waugh Remembered
The current issue of The Oldie has a memoir by Alexander Waugh of his Uncle Alec. He was known in the family as “Uncle Sex” and the memoir is written on the 100th anniversary of the publication of his novel … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Express, Daily Mail, Rachel Johnson, The Oldie
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Martin D’Arcy and Alec Waugh Archives Described
There are recent postings relating to the UK archives holding the papers of Fr Martin D’Arcy and Alec Waugh. Fr D’Arcy’s archives are discussed in an article on the Jesuits in Britain website: The collection contains letters from over 700 different … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Anniversaries, Photographs, Research
Tagged Archives, Atlas Obscura, Cocktail Party, Martin D'Arcy, Sherborne School, Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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Waugh and Country Houses
There have been several recent articles that mention Evelyn Waugh in connection with English country houses: Carlton Towers. As noted in a recent post, this house was the setting of Hetton Abbey in the 1980s film version of A Handful of … Continue reading
NR Marks 10th Anniversary of Latin Mass Revival
An article in the National Review cites today (7 July 2017) as the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict’s action to revive the Latin Mass. This was an action that had been sought by the founder of the National Review, William … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Auberon Waugh, Catholicism, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Labels, Newspapers
Tagged Latin Mass, marriage, National Review, Tablet Magazine
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