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Category Archives: Decline and Fall
Director of Decline and Fall Film Version Dies.
John Krish, who directed the 1968 film adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall has died at the age of 92. His death is announced in the Daily Telegraph. The film was written by Ivan Foxwell and released under the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, John Krish, Obituaries
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Waugh’s Country House: Through the Vita-glass Brightly
A new book out this week is described as a social history of the interwar period. This is called The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939 by Adrian Tinniswood and is reviewed in the current issue of The … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Decline and Fall
Tagged Adrian Tinniswood, Sybil Colefax, The Economist, The Long Weekend, Vita glass
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Another Memorial Essay: Who’s A Naughty Boy, Then?
The neoconservative internet newspaper The Washington Free Beacon has posted an essay by journalist Matthew Walther on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. This is entitled “Naughty Boy,” somewhat reminiscent of Ludovic’s conversations with his new puppy … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Articles, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Matthew Walther, Washington Free Beacon
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Waugh Presentation Copies for Sale
Jonkers Rare Books in Henley-on-Thames is offering seven of the presentation copies of Waugh’s books that were auctioned by Bonhams last year. See earlier post. These are from the collection of Waugh’s friend and fellow novelist Anthony Powell. They are … Continue reading
Posted in Autographs, Bibliophilia, Decline and Fall, First Editions, Items for Sale, Scott-King's Modern Europe
Tagged Anthony Powell, Jonkers Rare Books, presentation copies
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Telegraph Publishes Remembrance of Waugh
In today’s Sunday Telegraph, Nicholas Shakespeare writes a remembrance of Waugh. Shakespeare never apparently met Waugh personally but wrote and directed the three-part 198os BBC Arena documentary of Waugh. He is also editor of the Everyman edition of Waugh’s collected travel … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Documentaries, Interviews, Lancing, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Television Programs, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC Arena, Dudley Carew, Graham Greene, Nicholas Shakespeare, Sunday Telegraph
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BBC to Rebroadcast Waugh Radio Classics
BBC Radio 4 has posted schedules for next week in which two Waugh radio programs will be rebroadcast. The first is the 7 episode series of Sword of Honour from 2013. This was dramatized by Jeremy Front, whose adaptation won … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Interviews, Radio, Radio Programs, Sword of Honour
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Face to Face, Jeremy Front, John Freeman
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Writer Follows Waugh’s Career Advice
Lisa Hilton, who has just just written a new novel, is interviewed in today’s Belfast Telegraph. The book is entitled Maestra and is described an erotic thriller: It tells the story of Judith, a working-class young beauty trying to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Decline and Fall, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Belfast Telegraph, first novels, Lisa Hilton, Rossetti: His Life and Works
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Evelyn Waugh and Film
In advance of his appearance at next week’s From Page to Screen festival in Bridport, Dorset (see previous post), Alexander Waugh was interviewed by Ines Cavill regarding his grandfather’s attitude to film. The article by Cavill based on the interview is posted below … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Alexander Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Festivals, Film, Television, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Vile Bodies
Tagged Bridport, Charles Sturridge, From Page to Screen Film Festival, Ines Cavill
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Waugh Cited in Architectural Satire Article
Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall (1928) has been cited in an article on architectural satire. This appears in the online edition of the magazine Building Design. The classic British book in this style, according to the article, is H.B. Cresswell’s … Continue reading
