Category Archives: Diaries

Evelyn Waugh Makes Election Appearance

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has dragged Evelyn Waugh into its U.K. election coverage.  In an article on Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish National Party candidate, her apparent popularity is described as the “greatest constitutional crisis since the abdication, which Theresa May [Home Secretary in current government] … Continue reading →

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Waugh Cited Among Writers’ Christmas Diary Entries

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

Yesterday’s Independent on Sunday cites several diary entries from English writers, dating back to Samuel Pepys in 1662, in which they describe how they spent Christmas. Waugh’s diary for 25 December 1924 is among those quoted. This was his first … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Weddings

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

As the month of June approaches, Moira Redmond was inspired to contribute an article to the Guardian newspaper for May 20, 2014 entitled “Marriage plots: the best wedding dresses in literature.” The article is included in a regular column called Books Blog … Continue reading →

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The Culture Show: Writers in the Blitz

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jeffrey Manley

A recent episode of the BBC’s series The Culture Show (November 6, 2013), entitled Wars of the Heart, dealt with the experience of several writers during the Blitz. The presenter was James Runcie. The focus was on Graham Greene and … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Lancing College 2012 Evelyn Waugh Lecture now online

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The fourth (2012) annual Lancing College Evelyn Waugh Lecture was given on April 19th, 2012 by Reverend Professor Richard Griffiths, who discussed Waugh’s Lancing diaries and the lessons that can be learned from them in relation to his other written works. … Continue reading →

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