Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited

Guardian Names Waugh Meal as One of Most Memorable

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has today (Waugh’s birthday) included a meal from one of his short stories as one of the 10 most memorable meals in literature. This is the feast ordered in Paris by the White Russian veteran of Kolchak’s legions who had … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Mr. Toad

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist Andrew Martin has written a column in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, “handsome” and “clever”, but … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Italian Ham

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The internet site of a translation service has posted a brief article on the derivation of the word prosciutto as their word of the day for 14 October. In English, it has come to mean Italian ham, but in Italian, it is … Continue reading →

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Paula Byrne to Lecture at Oxfordshire Museum

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Literary biographer Paula Byrne will lecture at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock on the subject of her book Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead (2009). The lecture, sponsored by the Woodstock Literature Society, is scheduled for Saturday, 24 October … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and the Charvet Shirt

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A recent issue of the New York Times style magazine, somewhat presumptuously called “T,” carries an article (“Not Just Any White Shirt”) describing shirts made by the Parisian fashion house Charvet. In his efforts to validate this company as the benchmark brand for men’s shirts, the author … Continue reading →

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Independent Includes Waugh Novel in Weekend Reads

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Independent newspaper has published a list of its top 23 recommendations for a book to be read conveniently in a single weekend. It has included Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in its selections. This seems odd, given that it is one of … Continue reading →

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2001 Sword of Honour Starring Daniel Craig on Acorn TV

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Antony F. P. Vickery

William Boyd’s 2001 television adaptation of [easyazon_link identifier=”B000GYI3D6″ locale=”US” tag=”theevewausoc-20″]Sword of Honour[/easyazon_link] is currently showing on Acorn TV (“[t]he best British TV streaming on demand”) in the United States and Canada. The two-episode show stars Daniel Craig as Guy Crouchback. … Continue reading →

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Daily Telegraph Lists Brideshead as a Top ITV Production

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph last week marked the 60th anniversary of ITV by asking its critics to name their favorites among the network’s programs.  Granada TV’s 1981 production of Brideshead Revisited was ranked number 8: This sumptuous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh, Cigar Lover

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

USA Today recently ran a story about renewed interest in the cigar industry following restoration of relations between the U.S. and Cuba. The story looks forward to the day when Cuban cigars will again become routinely available to U.S. smokers. In an effort … Continue reading →

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Spectator Article Reprises the Perroquet

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In this week’s Spectator, Bruce Anderson calls up scenes from Black Mischief to describe the ideal nightclub. This is the Perroquet in Debra Dowa: I thought about Black Mischief while giving dinner to delightful young Alex in a more conventional club … Continue reading →

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