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Category Archives: Decline and Fall
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
New Year’s Roundup
–On his weblog Anecdotal Evidence, Patrick Kurp has a posting that quotes and summarizes Waugh’s New Year’s article for Harper’s Bazaar, dated 9 January 1934. Here’s an excerpt: […] Waugh shifts between the personal and national. He had spent the first … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Ronald Knox
Tagged Anecdotal Evidence, Cherwell, Houston, Radio Spada
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General Election Roundup
Waugh is cited recently in news reports relating to the Conservative Party’s victory in last week’s general election: –In the Sunday Times, Andrew Gimson, author of the book Boris, The Making of a Prime Minister, writes of Johnson’s ability to … Continue reading
Adventide Roundup
–There are two comments on similarities between the governmental missteps that lead to the release of a murderous jihadist terrorist and Evelyn Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall. Conservative columnist Charles Moore writes in the Daily Telegraph: The deaths inside and outside … Continue reading
Waugh Letters to Richard Plunket Greene on Offer
Southeby’s has announced the auction of 10 letters from Evelyn Waugh, written while he was teaching at Arnold House School in North Wales. Here’s the description: 10 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, EIGHT TO RICHARD PLUNKET GREENE, ONE TO HIS MOTHER GWEN … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Auctions, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Richard Plunket Greene, Southeby's
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Armistice Day Roundup
— Fr John Hunwicke posting on his website addresses literary works related to the commemoration of Armistice Day (Remembrance Sunday in the UK): As far as WW2 is concerned, I often think about the contrast between two great fictional literary … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Decline and Fall, Events, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, The Loved One
Tagged English National Opera, Fr John Hunwicke, New York Public Library, New York Times, New Yorker
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Early August Roundup
–In The Times, author Lynne Truss (best known for Eats, Shoots and Leaves) has found it useful in the present unrestful circumstances to turn to comic novels as a way to reduce stress. She recommends 5 examples. Here is a quote: … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers
Tagged Boris Johnson, Daily Beast, Daily Telegraph, David Hare, Financial Times, margarine, MENAFN.com, The Times
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Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy 1933-2019: R I P
The Daily Telegraph has reported the death of writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy at the age of 86. He was the son of a younger son of an upper class family, but his father lacked access to inherited wealth and was unable … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, Nicky Loutit
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Decline and Fall: Two Editions on Offer
Oxford University Press has posted promotional material for a special edition of Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh’s first novel. This is rewritten for Level 6 English language learners (secondary and adult students) by Clare West. It is part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale
Tagged Oxfam, Oxford University Press
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