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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
Advent-tide Roundup
—The Times has the review (dated 2 Dec.) of a book by Waugh biographer Paula Byrne that may be of interest. Here are the opening paragraphs: In Brideshead Revisited, Charles Ryder remarks that Catholics appear “just like other people”. He is … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers
Tagged New Statesman, The American Spectator, The Times
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Early December Roundup
–The Sydney Morning Herald reviews Salman Rushdie’s latest book (probably referring to The Eleventh Hour). The review is by Australian literary critic Peter Craven and is headed: “Unsurprisingly, death is a recurring theme in Salman Rushdie.” It contains some mention … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, First Things, Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald
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Armistice Day Roundup
–In a recent issue of Irish Times, Waugh came up in multiple stories. In a review of Elizabeth Day’s novel One of Us, the Times’ reviewer begins by noting that she …deploys one of fiction’s most reliable formulas. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Daily Mail, Irish Times, The Times, Vanity Fair
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Roundup: Vileness Revisited
—William Cash writing in The Times newspaper recalls a Hollywood expat group from the 1990s that was called “the Viles” (at least by him) and explains why Ghislaine Maxwell failed to fit in. Here are some excerpts from his article: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Salman Rushdie, The American Spectator, The Express, The New York Times, The Times
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Halloween Roundup
–A new biography of Oscar Wilde has been issued. This is After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal by his grandson Merlin Holland. It is reviewed in Literary Review by Thomas W Hodgkinson who summarizes it as describing the unique … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies
Tagged Literary Review, Oscar Wilde, Quadrant, The Tablet, The Times
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Roundup: Cigars, Paula Byrne and The Latin Mass
–The Evening Standard newspaper has published an article about a noted shop on St James’s Street. This is J J Fox and the product they have on offer is cigars. After a discussion of their history, in which it is … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Internet, Newspapers
Tagged Cigars, Latin Mass, Paula Byrne
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End of the Month Roundup
–Alexander Larman in The Spectator reviews two new books about religion: Twelve Churches by Fergus Butler-Gallie and God, the Science, the Evidence by Miles-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnaissies. The article opens with a brief reference to the religious writings of … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs, The Loved One
Tagged El Pais, ITV, New York Times, The Guardian, The Spectator
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Summer’s End Roundup
–An article in the New Statesman describes luncheon at the Inner Temple amongst the barristers who frequent the premises. The article is by Finn McRedmond and concludes with this: …And so, here I am eating my greens in Inner Temple, … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries, Scoop, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Forum Auctions, New Statesman, Nona Summers, The Independent
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Mid-September Roundup
–A post on the website UnHerd.com seems to have been inspired by the recent book of Eleanor Doughty on the British aristocracy Heirs and Graces. This has been mentioned in several previous posts. The article is written by Pratinav Anil … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged America, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Critic, UnHerd.com
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Early September Roundup
–The online journal American Thinker has posted an article by Lars Møller entitled “Evelyn Waugh’s England: A Lament for a Lost World”. Here are the opening paragraphs: In the mid-twentieth century, the English novelist Evelyn Waugh chronicled, with elegance and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Lancing, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged American Thinker, Daily Telegraph, Eleanor Doughty, Literary Review, The Spectator, The Times
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