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Mid-September Roundup
–A post on the website UnHerd.com seems to have been inspired by the recent book of Eleanor Doughty on the British aristocracy Heirs and Graces. This has been mentioned in several previous posts. The article is written by Pratinav Anil … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged America, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Critic, UnHerd.com
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Roundup: Fogeys and their Habitat
–The religious journal First Things in its current edition (August/September) has a feature length article entitled ‘Waugh Against the Fogeys’. This is written by Jaspreet Singh Boparai. Here are the opening paragraphs: On June 17, 1953, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Bibliophilia, Discussions, Scoop
Tagged BBC, Duncan McLaren, First Things, History Today, New York Times, YouTube
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Summer Solstice Roundup
–Literary journalist and novelist D J Taylor has a review in the 21 June 2025 edition of The Spectator. This relates to a new book by Nicola Wilson entitled Recommended! The Influencers Who Changed How We Read where she discusses … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Interviews, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Television Programs
Tagged New York Times, Radio Times, The Spectator, The Times
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Evelyn Waugh Studies 54.3 (Winter 2023) Posted
The latest volume of the Society’s thrice yearly journal Evelyn Waugh Studies, No. 54.3 (Winter 2023) has been posted. Here is a description of its contents by the Society’s Secretary, Jamie Collinson: This edition features a brilliant essay by Tim … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Society, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Journal
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Waugh + Greene = “The Odd Couple”
The Critic magazine has posted a feature length article by literary critic and biographer Jeffrey Meyers. This is entitled “The odd couple: Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene may have been unlike as possible, but they remained the closest of friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Graham Greene, Jeffrey Mayers, The Critic
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2023 Academic Papers
The following academic papers with Evelyn Waugh in their titles appeared during calendar 2023. Abstracts have been included where available: –Victoria Fernandez Ruiz, “Metaphorical value in the metaphor of conversion: The sacred and profane memories of Capt. Charles Ryder in … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Love Among The Ruins, Sword of Honour
Tagged Harold Acton
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2022 Academic Papers
Announcements of academic papers with Evelyn Waugh in their title for the calendar year 2022 are posted below. Where abstracts have been published with the title and source, these have been included: –Guy Woodward, “Conducting his Own Campaigns: Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
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Armistice Day Roundup
—The Spectator carries an article revealing renewed interest in the works of innovative novelist Ronald Firbank. This is by contemporary novelist Alan Hollinghurst and is inspired by the recent erection of a Blue Plaque commemorating Firbank’s residence at 33 Curzon … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Complete Works, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Andrew Wylie, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Ronald Firbank, The Guardian, The Spectator, TLS
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Dog Days Roundup
–Will Lloyd, commissioning editor of the New Statesman, has written an interesting and enjoyable article in that journal summarizing why Evelyn Waugh’s works have outlived those of his contemporaries. This is entitled: “Evelyn Waugh is laughing at you: His lethally … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged cleveland.com, Daily Telegraph, Dawn Powell, George Orwell, New Criterion, New Statesman, Sunday Telegraph, Will Lloyd
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Academic Article on Waugh’s Book Collection
The University of Southern California has posted an illustrated copy of Naomi Milthorpe’s 2016 article “A Secret House: Evelyn Waugh’s Book Collection”. Naomi teaches at the University of Tasmania and is a longtime member of the Evelyn Waugh Society. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Naomi Milthorpe, The Space Between, University of Southern California
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