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Category Archives: Discussions
Waugh Biographer to Appear at Oxford
As part of Oxford Alumni Weekend (16-18 September), Waugh biographer Paula Byrne will appear with her husband Jonathan Bate in a program entitled “The Life of the Biographer.” Â The discussion at Worcester College is described in the program: The art … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Biographies, Discussions, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Alumni Weekend, Paula Byrne
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Negative Blog Post Prompts Internet Debate
Earlier this week Prof Alan Jacobs of Baylor University in Waco, TX posted a brief article on his weblog in which he distilled most of the negative views of Evelyn Waugh into a few paragraphs. These include Waugh’s allegedly callous attitude … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Discussions, Twitter
Tagged Alan Jacobs, Matthew Walther, oldlife.org
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Waugh Event in Cincinnati
The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati is sponsoring a series of lectures and discussions moderated by independent writer and researcher Richard Lauf on the subject of Making Us Laugh: Four Comedic Literary Novels. The series will begin on Tuesday, 30 August at … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Events, Lectures, Scoop
Tagged Cincinnati Mercantile Library, comic novels, Richard Lauf
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BBC Repeats Panel on Decline and Fall
BBC Radio 4 is repeating the 2013 panel program on Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall. This is part of the series entitled “In Our Time” hosted by Melvin Bragg: David Bradshaw, John Bowen and Ann Pasternak Slater join Melvyn … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Discussions, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC Radio 4, In Our Time
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The Loved One to Feature on BBC Radio 4
Waugh’s 1948 novella The Loved One will be one of the choices on the next edition of A Good Read on BBC Radio 4. This will be broadcast on Monday, 16 May at 1830 (repeated at 0030) and will be available worldwide … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Radio Programs, The Loved One
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Evelyn Waugh, Winston Churchill and Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, ex-Mayor of London and gadfly without portfolio of the Conservative Party, has written a book about his hero Winston Churchill. Entitled The Churchill Factor, this was published to much acclaim in 2014 and was excerpted in the Daily Telegraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Scoop, World War II
Tagged Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, The Churchill Factor, Winston Churchill
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Waugh Ranks High on LGBT Authors List
An interactive internet site called Ranker has produced a list of what it calls the best homosexual authors (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and invites viewers to vote on the rankings. It’s not clear to your correspondent how the ranking system … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Discussions
Tagged LGBT writers, Ranker
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Scoop and The 1938 Club
A group of book bloggers has banded together to discuss books published in 1938.These happen twice a year and a previous session was devoted to 1924. This internet discussion on 1938 books will take place beginning today and continue until … Continue reading
