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Category Archives: Anniversaries
Waugh Novel Included in Best Books of Past 75 Years
Parade magazine is marking its 75th anniversary. It was started in 1941 by what has now become the Chicago Sun-Times as a weekly insert for Sunday newspapers. They asked novelist Ann Patchett to make a list of the best 75 books … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Ann Patchett, Parade magazine
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Waugh Cited on 75th Anniversary of Invasion of Soviet Union
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. Up to then the two countries had been allies, and the invasion ended up converting the Soviets into allies of the Western forces, at that point … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Officers and Gentlemen, World War II
Tagged Conservative History Journal
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New Waugh Biography Reviewed
Philip Eade’s new biography, Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, will be published next month in the U.K. The U.S. edition is scheduled for release in October. In what may be the first review to appear on the internet, Richard Davenport-Hines has … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Philip Eade, Richard Davenport-Hines, The Oldie
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Swiss Publisher Completes Reprints of Waugh Fiction
The Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag has completed the republication in German of all of Waugh’s fiction (including collected stories). The project was brought to conclusion in March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. It began in 2013 with Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged Diogenes Verlag, German translations
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Argentine Press Notes Waugh Anniversary and Complete Works
The Buenos Aires Herald carries an article by Felicitas Casillo marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death and explaining the project that will publish the Complete Works of Waugh. The article begins with a summary of Waugh’s achievement as a writer: … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works
Tagged Buenos Aires Herald, Felicitas Casillo, Martin Stannard
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British Satire Enjoys Renewed Interest in Sweden
The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports a renaissance of British satirical novels in Sweden. In an article by Charlotta Lindell, this is attributed largely to the positive reception of the Swedish translations of the works of writers such as Edward St. … Continue reading
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Tagged British satirical novels, Charlotta Lindell, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden
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Vogue Reprints 1928 Waugh Article
As part of the 100th anniversary celebration of its British edition, Vogue has posted on the internet an October 1928 article by Evelyn Waugh (“Turning Over New Leaves”). This article includes reviews of several books issued in the publishers’ Fall … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Essays, Articles & Reviews
Tagged Vogue 100
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75th Anniversary of Battle of Crete Marked in German Paper
In yesterday’s Süddeutsche Zeitung there is a feature story by Kurt Kister about the Battle of Crete. This was fought 75 years ago this week. Since it was one of the German Army’s last clear victories (although a costly one … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Crete, Kurt Mister, Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Waugh and Shakespeare
Alexander Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson, in the April issue of the Literary Review, has written an article entitled “Where There’s a Will There’s a Waugh.” He there notes that the anniversaries of the deaths of both his grandfather and William Shakespeare are being … Continue reading
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Tagged William Shakespeare, writer's gravesites
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Swiss Magazine Notes Waugh Anniversary
The Swiss German magazine Die Weltwoche has published a longish article marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. In the heading of the online version, it is attributed to Rolf Huerzeler, but there is also a reference in an indent to … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Sword of Honour, The Loved One
Tagged Die Weltwoche
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