Category Archives: Anniversaries

90th Anniversary of Waugh’s First Visit to Ethiopia: 10 October 1930

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The following post is by Waugh Society member Milena Borden and is a preliminary version of a longer article that is being prepared for publication in a future issue of Evelyn Waugh Studies: In July, it was reported that the … Continue reading →

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Conversion Anniversary

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The American Spectator, a conservative journal, has an article by Tom Raabe marking the 90th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s conversion to Roman Catholicism on 29 September 1930. Raabe remarks that, at first, the conversion did not have much impact on … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Brideshead

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Literary critic Eleanor Doughty has taken another look at Brideshead Revisited on the occasion of the book’s 75th anniversary and doesn’t particularly like what she finds. This essay is published in The Critic and is entitled: “A little too mature: In … Continue reading →

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Castle Howard Exhibition: Brideshead Revisited at 75

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Castle Howard website features a fully and handsomely illustrated exhibition of photos from the two film adaptations of Brideshead Revisited and other related sources. This illustrates in part how the two adaptations are similar in some respects and how … Continue reading →

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Dog Days Roundup: 18 August 2020

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–Writing in a recent issue of the Daily Telegraph, literary journalist Jane Shilling bemoans the early reaction of the publishing industry to the coronavirus lockdown. In a period when reading and cooking were two of the activities the “lockdownees” could … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s V-J Day

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

V-J Day celebrates its 75th anniversary this week. The Japanese surrendered on 15 August 1945 in Japan but the news was received when it was 14 August in the UK and USA.  In Britain this was a much lesser event … Continue reading →

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Septimus Waugh in The Tablet

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Tablet’s latest issue celebrates the magazine’s 180th anniversary since its founding in 1840. One of the featured articles is a memoir by Septimus Waugh of his father’s religious beliefs and practices. As summarized by the editors: “Evelyn Waugh is … Continue reading →

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New Brideshead Edition Announced

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s North American publisher Little, Brown & Co. has announced plans to issue a new edition of Brideshead Revisited in November. This is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Little, Brown’s publication of the book in January 1946. Here are … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the 1945 General Election

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh returned to England via Italy from his assignment in Yugoslavia on 15 March 1945. He devoted the last few weeks in Italy to stirring up opposition to the new Communist regime of Marshall Tito. He spent most of the … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice Roundup

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–Peter Quennell may be having a revival. Duncan McLaren (see previous post) has now been joined by A N Wilson in recounting his career. Wilson in a memoir posted by The Oldie discusses several first hand meetings he had with … Continue reading →

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