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Category Archives: Conferences
Milthorpe Article on Waugh Book Collection Published
An article by Waugh scholar Dr Naomi Milthorpe is published in the latest issue of the academic journal The Space Between: Literature and Culture 1914-1945, v. 12 (2016). See earlier post. This is entitled: “A Secret House: Evelyn Waugh’s Book Collection.” … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Bibliophilia, Collections, Conferences
Tagged Naomi Milthorpe, The Space Between
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Waugh Scholar Wins Award for New Novel
Waugh scholar, author and professor of English Philology at the University of La Rioja in Spain, Carlos Villar Flor, has won an award for a new novel, his fifth.  According to the Spanish newspaper La Rioja, Villar Flor: … has just … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh Society, Newspapers
Tagged Carlos Villar Flor, La Rioja (newspaper), University of La Rioja
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Waugh Article to Appear in Next Issue of Journal
The Space Between, an academic journal devoted to literature and culture in the interwar period, has announced the contents of its next issue. The lead article will be by Waugh scholar Naomi Milthorpe, who teaches at the University of Tasmania. The … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Bibliophilia, Conferences
Tagged Naomi Milthorpe, The Space Between, Waugh's library
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Anthony Burgess Society to Convene Centenary Conference
The Anthony Burgess Society has announced a conference next year to mark the centenary of the novelist and critic to whom their organization is dedicated. The conference will be held on 3-5 July 2017 in Manchester, which was Burgess’s home … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Anniversaries, Conferences, Letters
Tagged Anthony Burgess Society, call for papers
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Curbed @ Forest Lawn
The real estate blog network, Curbed, has issued its latest Pocket Guide to Los Angeles. This may be of interest to those of you planning to attend the Evelyn Waugh Conference next spring at the Huntington Library near Pasadena. The … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Conferences, Film, The Loved One
Tagged Curbed Pocket Guide to Los Angeles, Forest Lawn
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Academic Paper on Waugh at English Studies Conference
A paper entitled âThe Reception of Evelyn Waugh in Spain and Romaniaâ will be delivered tomorrow at the annual conference of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE). The conference is taking place this week at the National … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Conferences
Tagged Christina Zimbroianu, ESSE Conference
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A Recent Visit to “Whispering Glades”
In this week’s LA Weekly, an alternative newspaper distributed in the Los Angeles region, there is a humorous description of a recent visit to Forest Lawn Cemetery by artist and illustrator Tony Mostrom. He begins with references to the negativity expressed … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Conferences, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Forest Lawn Cemetery, LA Weekly, Tony Mostrom
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Waugh Conference Announced at Huntington Library
Dr Steve Hindle, Director of Research at the Huntington Library, has announced a conference on the theme Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector. The conference will be held at the Huntington Library near Pasadena, California on 5-6 May 2017. It will … Continue reading
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Tagged Huntington Library, Steve Hindle
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Another Literary Anniversary
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Graham Greene’s death in 1991. There have been several events associated with this anniversary. Perhaps the most ambitious is the BBC’s undertaking to adapt four of Greene’s novels for radio presentations. The most … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Conferences, Festivals, Radio, Radio Programs, Robbery Under Law
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Carlos Villar Flor, D.J.Taylor, Graham Greene Birthplace Trust, Roy Hattersley, The Tablet
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Details Announced of Waugh Anniversary Event in Leeds
The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project has announced the details of an event at the University of Leeds on 23 March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death later this year.  Here’s the schedule and venue: Event ScheduleHost: Professor … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Complete Works, Conferences, Vile Bodies
Tagged Brotherton Gallery, Michael Brennan, University of Leeds
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