Category Archives: Biographies

Writer Follows Waugh’s Career Advice

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Lisa Hilton, who has just just written a new novel, is interviewed in today’s Belfast Telegraph. The book is entitled Maestra and is described an erotic thriller:  It tells the story of Judith, a working-class young beauty trying to make a … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Religion

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In the current issue of the U.K. paper The Catholic Herald, an article (“Seduced by the ‘Devil’ Hitler” by Francis Phillips) opens with a familiar quote from Evelyn Waugh: There is a well-known story about the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He … Continue reading →

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Henley Literary Festival

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

This year's Henley Literary Festival (Sept. 28 to Oct. 2) features two talks of particular interest to Waugh enthusiasts. Selina Hastings (Fri. Sept. 30): "To write biographies of great writers is a task fraught with danger but Selina Hastings has … Continue reading →

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New Evelyn Waugh biography

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Beautiful Books will be publishing in September a new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Duncan McLaren, Evelyn!: Rhapsody for an Obsessive Love. From the publisher's website: Duncan McLaren, the acclaimed biographer of Enid Blyton, here turns his attention to Evelyn … Continue reading →

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