Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened its final run in Richmond-on-Thames earlier this week. Richmond is a suburb of London, and the major London papers reviewed the production after its April opening in York. At least two online … Continue reading →

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Waugh Novel Included in Best Books of Past 75 Years

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Parade magazine is marking its 75th anniversary. It was started in 1941 by what has now become the Chicago Sun-Times as a weekly insert for Sunday newspapers. They asked novelist Ann Patchett to make a list of the best 75 books … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard Reviews The Prose Factory

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The US neoconservative journal The Weekly Standard in its latest issue has reviewed D J Taylor’s history of the English “man of letters” since World War I . See earlier posts. The book, entitled The Prose Factory, was published earlier … Continue reading →

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Film Inspired by Brideshead Revisited Released on DVD

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Bay Area Reporter, a San Francisco area weekly newspaper dedicated to reporting news of interest to the LGBT community, has reviewed a recent film entitled Those People. This has just been released on DVD and is “loosely based” on … Continue reading →

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Waugh Included in Catholic Book List

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The editor of a nondenominational Christian online news site, The Christian Review, has compiled a list of what he considers the best 100 Catholic novels. These include novels published between 1827 and 2011 and are listed chronologically. The somewhat subjective … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford (More)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oxford Mail and other local papers have carried a report welcoming the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited back to its academic home. The report is accompanied by photos of members of the cast and crew in the dining hall … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The traveling company performance of the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited opened earlier this week at the Oxford Playhouse where it is enjoying a one-week run. It is reviewed by John Charlton in Oxford Today, the online service of a group … Continue reading →

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Swiss Publisher Completes Reprints of Waugh Fiction

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag has completed the republication in German of all of Waugh’s fiction (including collected stories). The project was brought to conclusion in March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. It began in 2013 with Brideshead … Continue reading →

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Waugh Quoted in Review of Tate Exhibit

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The London Magazine’s review of the Tate Britain exhibit “Painting with Light” opens with a quote from Evelyn Waugh: There is a scene in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in which the odious Boy Mulcaster interrogates Charles Ryder, painter and protagonist, … Continue reading →

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Argentine Press Notes Waugh Anniversary and Complete Works

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Buenos Aires Herald carries an article by Felicitas Casillo marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death and explaining the project that will publish the Complete Works of Waugh. The article begins with a summary of Waugh’s achievement as a writer: … Continue reading →

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