Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Waugh and Post-Christmas Nostalgia

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

On a website called Blog of a Country Priest, Fr. John Corrigan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat in Australia recalls a passage from Brideshead Revisited as he takes down the Christmas tree in his parish church: He took out … Continue reading →

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Floreat Bullingdon

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Beast has published an article by Nick Mutch reviewing the history of Oxford’s Bullingdon Club. The private and secretive club has been much in the news lately because of the membership of three leading Conservative Party politicians: David … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Gentleman and Brideshead Unvisited

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of  the St. Austin Review entitled “Evelyn Waugh Revisited” has now been published. See earlier post. An online announcement includes a full table of contents as well as the complete copy of an article by Frank Brownlow entitled “Waugh … Continue reading →

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Quarreling with Waugh

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In an interview posted earlier today by ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Clive James is asked by Mark Colvin for more insight into his recent rereading of Waugh’s Sword of Honour: I’m always re-reading it. Always quarreling with him. But you always … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Castle vs. Downton Abbey

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s Op-Ed pages in the New York Times carry a story (“The Stately Gift Shops of England”) about the English country house. This is by novelist Charles Lambert who credits this institution’s survival to the heritage industry and its primary advocate, the … Continue reading →

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Sebastian’s New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The book publisher Quirk Books has posted a list of New Year’s resolutions recommended for adoption by literary characters. Here’s the one for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited: We love a good teddy bear as much as the next person, but … Continue reading →

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Rex Mottram, the Weather Forecast and Papal Infallibility

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Rex Mottram’s casual acceptance of Roman Catholic dogma scores a twofer in this week’s conservative Catholic websites. Earlier in the week, it was his understanding of sacred monkeys in the Vatican that rated a mention. Now another site, The Stream, carries … Continue reading →

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Cordelia’s Sacred Monkeys

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A Roman Catholic traditional rite weblog has posted an article arguing, somewhat tongue in cheek, that Cordelia Flyte’s fanciful tutorial for Rex Mottram’s religious instruction in Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited has, in part at least, come true. Among the beliefs she jokingly told … Continue reading →

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Battle at “Brideshead”

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both carry reports of a sibling battle at Castle Howard over the running and occupancy of the estate. The North Yorkshire estate was the setting for both film adaptations of Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. Waugh himself had … Continue reading →

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Dates Announced for Brideshead Stage Production

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The schedule of the world premiere performance of Bryony Lavery’s stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited has been announced for 22-30 April 2016 at the Theatre Royal, York (see earlier post). Performances by the English Touring Company have also been set … Continue reading →

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