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Category Archives: Fiction
Memorial Day/Spring Bank Holiday Roundup
—The Spectator has posted a memorial tribute to its recently deceased columnist Jeremy Clarke. This is by David Goodhart who writes that he gave Clarke his start as a journalist. Clarke’s longest and best known gig was the Low-Life column … Continue reading
Martin Amis R. I. P. (1949-2023)
Novelist and critic Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. Dwight Garner, a book critic of the New York Times, opens that paper’s obituary with this: Martin Amis, whose caustic, erudite and bleakly comic novels redefined British fiction … Continue reading
Roundup (Exhibits and a Lecture)
–The Historical Association (Richmond & Twickenham Branch) has announced a lecture later this year that may be of interest to our London area readers: Takes Place: 28th September 2023 Time: 8pm Venue: Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant St, Richmond TW9 Description: a fascinating … Continue reading
Mother’s Day (US) Roundup
—The Oldie has posted an article by Mark McGinness to mark the 75th anniversary of the death of Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy on 13 March 1948. In this, he tells the story of her meeting and engagement with Billy Cavendish, Marquess … Continue reading
Coronation Roundup
–This week’s most widely reported event has to be the Coronation. A Spanish paper (Crónica Global) has made a story out of a widely-circulated cheer sent up at a recent football match by Glasgow Celtic fans. (My recollection is that … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged BOMB Magazine, Coronation, Cronica Global, John Cockcraft, The Times
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Bank Holiday Roundup
—Country Life has posted the second part of their interesting and informative essay on the building and decoration of Campion Hall at Oxford. The first installment was described in an earlier post. Here’s an excerpt relating to Waugh’s contribution to … Continue reading
Twofer: Waugh and the Country House
–An essay in current issue of The Critic is devoted to the threatened demise and later salvation of the English Country House. This is by Lara Brown and is entitled “Waugh saves the English country house.” She begins by explaining … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged country house, Graham Swift, Mothering Sunday, Prospect Magazine, The Critic
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Roundup: Mostly Books and a Makeover in North Wales
—The Spectator reviews a book by journalist and author Simon Winchester entitled Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic. Reviewer Dennis Duncan mentions that there is a discussion of Waugh’s Scoop in the book: … Continue reading
Mary Quant: R I P (1930-2023)
The Spanish language fashion magazine S Moda has published a retrospective article on the life and career of fashion designer Mary Quant on the occasion of her recent death. It contains a reference to the relationship of her husband Alexander … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Mary Quant, Richard Plunket Greene, S Moda
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