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Category Archives: Diaries
Evelyn and Kick
Paula Byrne’s book about Kathleen (“Kick”) Kennedy is reviewed in today’s Independent newspaper of Ireland. Byrne previously wrote a study of Waugh and the Lygon family of Madresfield: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead. She spoke about her latest book, entitled Kick: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Diaries, Letters
Tagged Independent newspaper (Ireland), Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Byrne
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Brideshead People in Telegraph
Today’s Daily Telegraph contains a discussion (not quite a review) of the theatrical version of Brideshead Revisited that opened last week in York. This is in an article by Rupert Christiansen entitled: “What became of the real people who inspired … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Christopher Simpson, Daily Telegraph, Damian Cruden, Rupert Christiansen
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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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Journals of Alan Pryce-Jones Published
The journals of literary critic and post-war editor of the TLS, Alan Pryce-Jones were published, largely unnoticed, late last year. These cover the years 1926-1939 and are entitled Devoid of Shyness. According to a recent notice in the New Criterion’s … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Diaries, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Alan Pryce-Jones, Graham Greene, New Criterion, Ronald Knox, Violet Powell
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Bloggers Note Waugh Anniversary
Several bloggers have noted the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death in postings referring to his written works or those by others about him. In Anecdotal Evidence, Patrick Kurp quotes from the article by Waugh’s youngest son Septimus Waugh that recently … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Remote People
Tagged Patrick Kurp, Paul K. Lyon, Stephanie A. Mann
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Waugh and Baby
The Daily Mail has printed the second and final installment of excerpts from Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh to be published in July. Having devoted the first installment to his homosexual affairs at Oxford in the 1920s, this article tells … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Diaries, Letters, Pixton
Tagged Daily Mail, Philip Eade, Teresa Jungman
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Daily Mail Prints Excerpt From New Waugh Biography
The Daily Mail has printed an excerpt from the new biography of Evelyn Waugh which will be published in the U.K. in July. This is by Philip Eade and will be issued by Weidenfeld and Nicolson who also published Waugh’s Diaries and … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Black Mischief, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Letters
Tagged Alistair Graham, Daily Mail, Harold Action, Philip Eade
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Evelyn Waugh and Irish Castles
An Irish blogger (“Lord Belmont of Northern Ireland”), specializing in the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and related matters, recently posted an article about Gormanston Castle. This is located in County Meath about 16 miles north of Dublin. After reciting the Barons and Viscounts … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries
Tagged Gormanston Castle, Ireland, Lord Belmont of Northern Ireland
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