Category Archives: Helena

MLK Weekend Roundup

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Tablet has posted an excerpt from Waugh’s novel Helena in recognition of both the Christmas season and the recent publication of that novel as the latest addition (vol. 11) to the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh. Here’s the introduction … Continue reading →

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Year’s End Roundup

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–Writing in The Critic, Clive Aslet discusses the decision of the Tate Gallery to close its restaurant in response to its designation as “racist” conferred on the mural of Rex Whistler, which decorates its restaurant. See earlier post. Aslet puts … Continue reading →

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“Helena” Memoir in The Tablet

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of The Tablet has what is essentially a memoir by Sara Haslam of her experiences in editing Waugh’s novel Helena. The book was published earlier this month in the UK and will be published in early January … Continue reading →

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Link to Virtual Book Launch of Helena

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project has posted a recording of the virtual book launch last week for their edition of Helena.Ā  For those who missed the live version, here’s the link: https://lboro.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=44cc1f86-8d30-41a3-a6a3-ac71008f938b For a summary, see earlier post. … Continue reading →

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Helena Book Launch

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

A virtual book launch was convened yesterday for the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh edition of his novel Helena. The executive editors of CWEW both participated, with Barbara Cooke introducing and presiding over the proceedings and Martin Stannard providing an … Continue reading →

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Virtual Book Launch for Helena

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oxford University Press and Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project have announced a virtual book launch for the publication of Helena. The book (volume 11 of the Complete Works) will be published next month in the UK, with North … Continue reading →

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Helena Reviewed in Italian

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Italian religious news website Radio Spada has published a review of Waugh’s novel Helena. Ā An Italian translation of the novel was published as Elena: la madre dell’imperatoreĀ in 2002, but this review is not related to that publication, aside from … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the 1945 General Election

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh returned to England via Italy from his assignment in Yugoslavia on 15 March 1945. He devoted the last few weeks in Italy to stirring up opposition to the new Communist regime of Marshall Tito. He spent most of the … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s V-E Day

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Milena Borden has forwarded the following article to commemorate the 75th anniversary of V-E Day as experienced by Evelyn Waugh: A few days before the Victory in Europe (V-E Day), which marked the formal end of Hitlerā€™s war, Waugh was … Continue reading →

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Penguin Promotes Waugh

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Penguin Books, Waugh’s UK paperback publisher since the 1930s, has posted an article by literary journalist John Self about Waugh’s works, most of which are in print in Penguin editions (including some volumes of the attractive 2011 hardback series). The … Continue reading →

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