Category Archives: Anniversaries

Evelyn Waugh Studies, No. 53.1 (Spring 2022)

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of  the society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies has been distributed to the members and is now posted at this link. Here is a description of the contents as set forth in the cover letter: 1. Thomas J. … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Coronation at Piers Court

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

This week, Britain is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, which began on 6 February 1952, and was consummated with the Coronation on 1 June 1953. The Platinum Jubilee itself will extend from tomorrow, 2 June to Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Mid-May Roundup

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Guardian, apparently in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the serialized publication of Waugh’s diaries, has posted a brief introduction by Chris Hall. Here’s an excerpt: The year 1973 saw a big serialisation of the private diaries of Evelyn … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Book List and Bullingdon

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–Charles Moore writing in the Daily Telegraph has a story entitled “Not even the Queen’s Jubilee is safe from BBC preaching: There are good writers all across the Commonwealth, but Auntie insists on telling us that it knows best”. He … Continue reading →

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Derek Granger: This Sunday in Eastbourne

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Derek Granger, producer of the Granada TV series Brideshead Revisited will appear this Sunday, 24 April at 2 pm in Eastbourne College. He is 101 tomorrow, Saturday, 23 April. He will be in conversation with David Grindley at Eastbourne. Here … Continue reading →

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Amis (Pronounced “Ames”) Centenary

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has posted an article by Jake Kerridge marking the centenary of Kingsley Amis. This will occur later this month. The article is entitled “Why misogynist Kingsley Amis is too good to cancel” and opens with this: In … Continue reading →

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End of March Roundup

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–Alexander Larman writing in The Spectator marks the 75th anniversary of Waugh’s 1947 trip to the USA with the article “Waugh in Hollywood”: …in early 1947, [Waugh] was forced to confront the modern world and do something out of keeping … Continue reading →

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Modernism’s Centenary Marked: Essay and Lecture

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

There have been several stories in the papers recently about the major events in the history of modern literature that occurred in 1922. A recent article by John Self in The Critic magazine does an excellent job of bringing them … Continue reading →

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75th Anniversary of Waugh’s Trip to Hollywood

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

On 31 January 1947, Evelyn Waugh and his wife Laura arrived in New York on board the SS America. They were enroute to Los Angeles in a trip arranged by Waugh’s agent A D Peters. This was planned to facilitate … Continue reading →

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Midwinter Roundup

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–Charles Moore writing in his miscellany column for The Spectator marks the upcoming 70th anniversary of the death of George VI: King George VI died in his sleep 70 years ago next week, after a day at Sandringham shooting hares … Continue reading →

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