Category Archives: Decline and Fall

Cousin Jasper Cited in Cambridge Varsity

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Cambridge University student paper, Varsity, has cited Jasper Ryder’s advice to his cousin Charles on how to succeed at Oxford: “You want either a first or a fourth. There is no value in anything between. Time spent on a … Continue reading →

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Waugh Cameo in BBC Series on Tatler Magazine

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC has started a series of three programs on Tatler magazine: Posh People: Inside Tatler. In the first episode (Monday, 24 November) Matthew Bell, newly appointed Commissioning Editor, is among those interviewed. He was formerly the society diarist for the Independent … Continue reading →

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1960s Vintage Films of Waugh Novels Now Available on DVD

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

According to this post by film blogger Michael Barrett, both the early theatrical films made of Waugh novels are now available in digital format: The Loved One (MGM, 1965, directed by Tony Richardson, screenplay by Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood), … Continue reading →

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Huntington Library acquires major Waugh collection

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

The Huntington Library in San Marino, California (12 miles west of Los Angeles) has announced the acquisition of a major collection of rare editions and manuscripts of Evelyn Waugh. The collection, consisting of some 250 books and 135 letters and … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 discussion of Decline and Fall

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

On Feb. 21, on the BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time, David Bradshaw (Professor of English Literature at Worcester College, Oxford), John Bowen (Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of York) and Ann Pasternak Slater (Senior Research Fellow at … Continue reading →

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Plas Dulas to be demolished

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

From the North Wales Weekly News (Nov. 10, 2011): Plas Dulas, which dates back to the 1780s, will make way for a housing development following a unanimous decision by Conwy County Council planners yesterday. Developer Alex Davies was granted permission … Continue reading →

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Osbert Sitwell’s inscribed copy of Decline and Fall for sale

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Antony F. P. Vickery

England's Colchester Bookshop is offering for sale a copy of Decline and Fall inscribed to Osbert Sitwell. From the listing at AbeBooks.com: An exceptional association and presentation copy from the very beginning of Evelyn Waugh's career as an author, dated … Continue reading →

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