Category Archives: Decline and Fall

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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Another Waugh West Country Venue

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In a recent Daily Beast article, several favorite drinking spots of famous writers are identified. One of these is the Barley Mow in Colehill north of Wimborne in Dorset: Evelyn Waugh, distinguished author and godfather of this publication (which takes its … Continue reading →

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Two Waugh Novels Make BBC’s Top 100 List

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC recently conducted a poll of literary critics outside the UK to determine their choices of the 100 greatest British novels. Novels written by Irish or other non-British authors were excluded. The poll included 82 critics who were each asked to name … Continue reading →

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Waugh Listed on New Rare Book Index

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Financial Times has published a report of an index which tracks the prices of rare first editions. Among the 35 titles included is Waugh’s Decline and Fall which is listed at £9,364. Waugh’s friends Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and George Orwell are among … 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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Waugh Cited in Latest Cameron Dispute

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In today’s Guardian, there is a discussion of the allegations that David Cameron was a member of a secret Oxford club called the Piers Gaveston Society. It was founded in 1977 and named for Edward’s II’s lover. These stories have been … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh in Country Life

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Country Life magazine has published a list of 60 things that make Britain great. No. 43 is the public school: Ever since William of Wykeham set up his college for poor scholars in Winchester more than 600 years ago, these … Continue reading →

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Waugh at the Ashes

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh gets quoted in the Guardian’s report of the opening ceremony of the Ashes Test Cricket Match in Cardiff. The reporter (Barney Ronay) is complaining about the lengthy opening ceremony which kicked off with a rain-sodden male-voice choir singing not one, not two … Continue reading →

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Waugh Among the Bohemians

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC is currently running a cultural documentary entitled How to be a Bohemian. It is presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell and is broadcast on Monday nights over the BBC4 channel. The first episode traced the history of artistic “bohemians” from … Continue reading →

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Sale Announced of Anthony Powell’s Waugh-Inscribed Books

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Bonhams has announced the sale next month of several books by Evelyn Waugh, including some of biographical interest inscribed to his friend Anthony Powell. For example, Waugh inscribed Powell’s copy of Decline and Fall (1928) with the message, “For Tony … Continue reading →

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