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Category Archives: Biographies
Waugh Scholar Praises Eade Biography
Profesor Donat Gallagher, one of the leading Waugh scholars and a member of the Waugh Society, has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh. The review appears in the weekend edition of The Australian. Prof Gallagher certainly liked the book and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh Society, Newspapers
Tagged Donat Gallagher, Philip Eade, The Australian newspaper
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Eade Biography (More)
Writer and critic Martin Rubin has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography in the Washington Times: Although there have been several other excellent biographies of Evelyn Waugh, this is perhaps the most penetrating and insightful one to date. Part of this is because of … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Martin Rubin, Philip Eade, Washington Times
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Waugh for the Holidays (More)
The latest issue of the New Yorker magazine has included Philip Eade’s biography in its “Briefly Noted” column: This crowded, witty biography follows Waugh from the ancestral home in Somerset (“The only bathroom featured a stuffed monkey that had, improbably, … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Edward St. Aubyn, Guardian, New Yorker, Paul Ham, Sarah Waters, Sydney Morning Herald
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Philip Eade Interviewed by National Review
An audio interview of Waugh’s biographer Philip Eade by National Review’s John J. Miller has been posted on the internet in Miller’s “Bookmonger” series. This may be found on the website Riccochet. It lasts about 10 minutes and begins with Miller asking … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged John J Miller, National Review, Philip Eade, Riccochet, William F Buckley Jr
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Biography of Robert Laycock Published
A biography of Robert Laycock, Evelyn Waugh’s commanding officer in WWII, has been published in the UK. This is The Commando General: The Life of Major General Sir Robert Laycock by Richard Mead. The book is featured on a British military website (Army … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Officers and Gentlemen, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Army Rumor Service, Marcellus Cimber II, Robert Laycock
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Waugh in the News
Evelyn Waugh is cited or quoted in several recent newspaper articles: In the Guardian, columnist Ian Jack has written a story in which he muses about the possibility that the Oxford-Cambridge rail line may be revived under a recent government … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Expresso (Lisbon), Guardian, New York Times, NYRB, The Inquirer (Philippines)
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Waugh Books Feature in Best of Year Listings
UK newspapers have begun listing their best of the year selections, and books about Waugh feature in several of them. Philip Eade’s biography was named in numerous papers. The Financial Times included the book in its selections of best literary non-fiction: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Ann Pasternak Slater, Douglas Patey, Financial Times, Guardian, Philip Eade, Sunday Times
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David Pryce-Jones Reviews Eade Biography (Updated)
David Pryce-Jones, son of author Alan Pryce-Jones who was Waugh’s near contemporary at Oxford but not close friend, has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh in the National Review. He begins with an apology for having written an unfavorable review … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Oxford, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family
Tagged David Pryce-Jones, National Review, Philip Eade
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Eade Reviewed in Bay Area Reporter
This week’s issue of The Bay Area Reporter, voice of the LGBT community in the San Francisco Bay region, has a review of Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh. This is by Brian Bromberger who begins with a quick categorization of Eade’s book: When … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Brian Bromberger, Philip Eade, The Bay Area Reporter
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A Week of Waugh
A review of the preceding week’s online press and blogs turns up several references to Evelyn Waugh. The New York Public Library’s blog contains a short article on the occasion of Waugh birthday, recounting the origins of The Loved One: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Baltimore Sun, Movie Nation, New York Public Library, Observer (NY), Robert Byron, The Guardian
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