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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
Waugh and Celebrations, or not, as the Case May Be
–The Guardian in an editorial recently addressed various proposals to celebrate (or gloat over) Brexit. These range from suggestions of Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson that Big Ben be temporarily brought back into service to ring in their victory and Leave … Continue reading
Roundup: Labels Reattached
–The weblog Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings contains a review of Waugh’s early travel book Labels. This is a thoughtful critique of an often overlooked book: This is certainly no saccharine account of a trip round pretty places; if Waugh dislikes a … Continue reading
John Ivan Simon (1925-2019): R. I. P.
John Simon, one of America’s great critics of theatre and film died in November the age of 94. His death was widely noted, and this obituary excerpted from the New York Times is fairly representative: In a style that danced … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged John Simon, New York Times, Tablet Magazine
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Ma Meyrick Gains Place in Dictionary of Irish Biography
The Royal Irish Academy has posted a new entry in the Dictionary of Irish Biography. This relates to Kate Evelyn Meyrick (also known as Ma Meyrick and, to Waugh readers, as Ma Mayfield). She was born in Kingtown, Dublin into … Continue reading
Waugh: Harry Potter and Sunglasses
A quote from Evelyn Waugh was recently added to a Tumblr.com page called Harry Potter House Quotes. Each quote contributed is reviewed by Carmen and Fiona, who run the page, to decide its relevance and in which “house” to place … Continue reading
Castle Howard on Channel 4
The UK’s Channel 4 has rebroadcast the episode of Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes that covers the visit to Castle Howard. This was first broadcast as the second episode of the program’s first series on 16 August 2016. Spencer makes only … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Television Programs
Tagged Castle Howard, Channel 4, Phil Spencer
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Year End Roundup
—The Australian has a story headed by a photo of Evelyn Waugh. The story is by Greg Harrison and is entitled “Our prime ministers need a holiday–and time to read a novel for pleasure.” After noting his disagreement with those who … Continue reading
Evelyn Waugh Studies (Autumn 2019) Now Available
The latest edition of the society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies (Autumn 2019, No. 50.2) is now available. It can be accessed at this link. The contents are set out below: CONTENTS Brideshead Serialized: 75th Anniversary of Publication in Town & … Continue reading
Waugh’s Christmas in Yugoslavia: 1944
Waugh spent Christmas in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, where he was sent after Belgrade fell to the Russians and Partisans. This is the 75th anniversary of that holiday celebration. He had to travel via Bari in Italy and arrived a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Letters, World War II
Tagged Christmas 1944, Dubrovnik, Nancy Mitford
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The Oxford Novel (more)
In a recent post, we considered a discussion of novelist William Boyd about “the Oxford novel” (as well as well as other novels associated with particular cities). More recently, a new literary periodical–the Oxford Review of Books–has taken up the … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged John Phipp, Oxford Review of Books, Philip Larkin
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