Category Archives: Anniversaries

‘The Loved One’ Remembered

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The New Criterion magazine has posted an essay on the writing, publication and history of Waugh’s 1948 novel The Loved One.  This is by John P Rossi who is Professor Emeritus of History at La Salle University in Philadelphia. While … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Jane Howard Centenary: b. 26 March 1923

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oldie has published a remembrance by Mark McGinness of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard’s centenary which occurs today. Here’s an excerpt: Elizabeth Jane Howard would have been 100 on 26 March. Her stepson, Martin Amis, paid tribute to her “penetrating … Continue reading →

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75th Anniversary of The Loved One

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The Loved One appeared in print 75 years ago this month in the pages of Cyril Connolly’s  magazine Horizon. Waugh had begun writing it on 21 May 1947 shortly after his return to England from Los Angeles.  He finished a … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Piers Court Auction (yet more)

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–The national quality press has finally picked up the story of the upcoming auction of Piers Court. The Guardian has posted an article by Rupert Neate which explains how the sale came about: The house was last sold for £2.9m … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Oxford, Metro-Land and Commandos

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Times has a review of the recent book about Waugh and the Oxford-based Hypocrites Club, entitled Hellfire. See previous posts. This is reviewed by Daisy Dunn who opens with a well written summary of some of the book’s high … Continue reading →

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Waugh at Hertford

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Hertford College, Oxford has posted on YouTube an excerpt from a recent presentation at the college to a group of its alumni assembled in the college chapel. The excerpt is the opening of the presentation by the college Principal, Tom … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh’s 119th Birthday

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh was born on this date in 1903. His birthday is marked in several media announcements but this one on the website of satirist and radio commentator Garrison Keillor is the most detailed: It’s the birthday of Evelyn Waugh, born in London, … Continue reading →

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Roundup: A Handful of Quotes

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–Writing in the London Review of Books about the Iranian armed drones being used by Russia against Ukraine, James Meek is reminded of similar weapons employed by the Nazis against Britain in WWII after the Normandy invasion. These were the … Continue reading →

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Roundup: “The Waste Land” Centenary

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–The centenary of T S Eliot’s The Waste Land has been marked in several print and broadcast media. The Washington Post notes the poem’s appearance in Brideshead Revisited: First published in the inaugural October 1922 issue of Eliot’s literary magazine, the Criterion, … Continue reading →

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Columbus Day Roundup: Cricket, Latin and Name Extinction

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–In what is perhaps this week’s most interesting story, the Independent newspaper has posted a history of the Hollywood Cricket Club. This is by Leonie Cooper and describes in some detail the club’s founding, growth and membership. Evelyn Waugh makes … Continue reading →

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