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Waugh-Themed Academic Papers
–On Tuesday, 20 April 2021, Yuexi Liu, Assistant Professor of English at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University will make a presentation on the subject: “Narrating Difficult Histories: (Inter)Wartime Border Crossing in Hemingway, Waugh, and Isherwood.” Here’s a summary from the notice: The … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Evelyn Waugh Society, Film, Lectures, Vile Bodies
Tagged Cara L Lewis, Yuexi Liu
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Tax Day Roundup
–An article in Lapham’s Quarterly commemorates Tax Day (even though it may have been postponed in the USA this year). This is from the recent book Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages by Michael Keen … Continue reading
Hetton Abbey Revisited
An article in The American Conservative magazine takes a new look at Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This is by Peter Tonguette who explains his motivation in the opening paragraph: During the last 12 months, countless old movies, books, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers
Tagged Peter Tonguette, The American Conservative
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Combe Florey Sale Coincides with Waugh Anniversary
In an article in today’s Times newspaper, Patrick Kidd writes: On Easter morning 55 years ago tomorrow [Saturday, 10 April 2021] Evelyn Waugh said his last Deo gratias. After assisting his priest at a Latin mass in the Somerset town … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Combe Florey, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family
Tagged Patrick Kidd, Strutt & Parker, The Times, University of Texas
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Easter Roundup
–Edward St Aubyn has written a new novel: Double Blind. The Sydney Morning Herald explains why it may (or may not) appeal to Waugh readers: St Aubyn’s early prose can be almost unbearably sharp, mordant and bitterly ironic. The fictional … Continue reading
Waugh’s Hoax on April Fools Day
The Economist in recognition of the importance of April Fools Day has published a list of famous hoaxes. These were not necessarily perpetrated on the day itself. One category was art hoaxes. These included the Nat Tate wheeze concocted by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Brian Howard, Bruno Hat, Economist:1843
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Spring Equinox Roundup
–A new book about Evelyn Waugh’s friend Randolph Churchill has been published. This is entitled Churchill and Son and is written by Josh Ireland. It apparently deals mainly with Randolph’s rocky relationship with his father but may touch on his … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day Roundup
–RAI Radio 3 has posted a podcast relating to the new Italian translation of A Little Learning. Here is a translation of the introduction: Let’s not expect the usual self-glorification of the middle-aged writer: Waugh takes us first to get to … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Radio Programs, Vile Bodies, Waugh Family
Tagged Daisy Waugh, JSTOR Daily, RAI Radio 3, SoloLibri.net, YouTube
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Waugh and the Cancel Culture
Simon Heffer writing in the Daily Telegraph discusses the cancel culture’s attack on Philip Larkin. He suggests the proper area of debate should be limited to Larkin the man and not his poetry. In the course of the article he … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Philip Larkin, Simon Heffer
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