Category Archives: Fiction

Black Mischief on Surfer List

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh’s 1932 novel Black Mischief is included on a list of recommended books that every surfer should read. This is on the surfing weblog beachgrit.com and is compiled by Chas Smith: Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh is the most awesome … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Mischief, Humo(u)r, Put Out More Flags | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Black Mischief on Surfer List

Charles Ryder’s Outside-the-Book Experiences

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Two postings make use of Charles Ryder’s experiences from Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in contexts outside the structure of the novel. On a Roman Catholic weblog (Aleteia), Br. Silas Henderson is reminded, on the Feast Day of the Epiphany (6th January), of Charles’ experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Charles Ryder’s Outside-the-Book Experiences

Penelope Betjeman and Helena

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has published an excerpt from a book about Penelope Betjeman, a close friend of Evelyn Waugh to whom he dedicated his historical novel Helena (1950). The book about Penelope (to be entitled Mrs Betjeman), is described as … Continue reading →

Posted in Helena, Newspapers | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Waugh Among the Funniest

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian asked writers to name the funniest book they had read. The results are in today’s issue where the choices of 14 of those polled are reprinted. Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies was selected by another comic novelist David Lodge … Continue reading →

Posted in Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh Society, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Vile Bodies | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Waugh Among the Funniest

Brideshead in the News: Charles, Sebastian and Celia

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Jeremy Irons who portrayed Charles Ryder in the 1981 TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited was recently appointed Chancellor of Bath Spa University. He is the first person to occupy that position and was interviewed by Times Higher Education (THE) last month: … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Film, Lancing, Oxford, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Brideshead in the News: Charles, Sebastian and Celia

Powell Society Visits Waugh’s Oxford

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of the Anthony Powell Society Newsletter (No. 65, Winter 2016) is largely devoted to reports of a visit to Oxford made by its members last September. The theme was “Oxford Day Out: AP and His Chums,” and inevitably … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Society, Oxford | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Powell Society Visits Waugh’s Oxford

Waugh in the Public Domain (More)

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University Law School has posted a more detailed analysis of how the entry of Waugh’s works into the public domain will affect those countries such as Canada where that occurred yesterday. See earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Rossetti: His Life and Works | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Waugh in the Public Domain (More)

Party Time: Vile Bodies and Bruno Hat

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The anticipation of New Year’s Eve parties inspired media references to Vile Bodies. In an entertainment news blog (Salon.com), several memorable party scenes from films were recalled. The opening scene from Stephen Fry’s film adaptation of the novel (retitled as Bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Film, Newspapers, Vile Bodies | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Party Time: Vile Bodies and Bruno Hat

El Mundo Writes of Sybille Bedford’s Debt to Waugh

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A Spanish-language article in the daily newspaper El Mundo published in Madrid relates the story of author Sybille Bedford’s struggle to start her writing career.  This did not begin until she was in her 40s. She was born in Germany into a half Jewish … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Letters, Newspapers | Tagged , , | Comments Off on El Mundo Writes of Sybille Bedford’s Debt to Waugh

Waugh Dramatization Slotted for Spring Transmission

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Times has announced a list of outstanding TV dramas scheduled to air in the New Year. Among them is the adaptation of Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall to be broadcast in the Spring. (See earlier posts.) Here’s The Times’ description: … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs | Tagged , | Comments Off on Waugh Dramatization Slotted for Spring Transmission