Category Archives: Fiction

Rex Whistler Exhibit at Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has reported an exhibit of the works of artist Rex Whistler at Mottisfont Abbey, a National Trust property located in Hampshire between Winchester and Salisbury. Whistler decorated the interior of the house in the late 1930s when it … Continue reading →

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William H Pritchard Reviews New Waugh Books

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Noted US literary critic William H Pritchard has reviewed the two new books about Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade and Ann Pasternak Slater. The article entitled “Evelyn Waugh Revisited” is published in the current issue of The Hudson Review. Prof Pritchard has … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and Tolerance

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article in the Mexican newspaper El Informador, printed in Guadalajara, Waugh is quoted as the voice of warning against indiscriminate tolerance. The article is by Maria Palomar who complains about the current reign of political correctness: To tolerate is good. … Continue reading →

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Mottramism at Work

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Senior Editor of The American Conservatiive magazine Rod Dreher has posted in his blog on the magazine’s website an example of what he calls “Mottramism” at work in the higher echelons of the Roman Catholic Church. He defined the concept several … Continue reading →

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Ronald Knox Revival

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s issue of The Spectator reviews a new collection of Ronald Knox’s works. This is entitled Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons and is edited by Francesca Bugliana Knox, who is related to Knox by marriage. See earlier post about … Continue reading →

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Other Waughs

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

British mystery writer Christopher Fowler has posted a brief article on his internet site entitled “Waugh Stories” in which he considers the literary careers of Waughs other than Evelyn. He begins with Evelyn’s older brother Alec: …He’s been described as … Continue reading →

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A Handful of Dutch

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Dutch business/economic journal Het Financieele Dagblad opens a story entitled “Tragish Akkoord” (Tragic Agreement) with a paragraph about Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This is written by by Ferdinand Grapperhaus and involves a complex political deal relating to labour rights in the Netherlands : Evelyn … Continue reading →

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Blanche, Hat, Malpractice and Seal

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Author Elisa Rolle, who chronicles the lives and travels of notable members of the LGBT community, has posted some of her reviews and ramblings relating to Brian Howard, Waugh’s contemporary from Oxford days. These miscellaneous excerpts apear to have been first published … Continue reading →

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Waughblogs

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Several bloggers have commented on or recommended the works of Evelyn Waugh in the past week. In Antick Musings, Andrew Wheeler recommends Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall which he recently read for a second time: Decline and Fall focuses intensely … Continue reading →

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Graham Greene and Helena

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Peter Harrington Books has posted a long list of Waugh rare and first editions which includes several items of interest. A “featured” item is an uncorrected proof of Brideshead Revisited (estimate £15,000). This is not one of the 50 presentation copies, but … Continue reading →

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