Category Archives: Fiction

Waugh Event in Cincinnati

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati is sponsoring a series of lectures and discussions moderated by independent writer and researcher Richard Lauf on the subject of Making Us Laugh: Four Comedic Literary Novels. The series will begin on Tuesday, 30 August at … Continue reading →

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Billy Wilder, Sunset Blvd, and The Loved One

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

An article posted on the MyInform.com news blog reviews the history of the classic 1950 Hollywood film Sunset Boulevard, written and directed by Billy Wilder. The author of the article, which appears to be generally well written and researched, is identified … Continue reading →

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Vogue Revisits Brideshead

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Hamish Bowles, European editor for the American edition of Vogue, recently revisited Castle Howard and wrote about it in an article appearing in the current issue of the magazine. He describes his early visit as a child with his father … Continue reading →

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Scoop in the News

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s 1930s novel Scoop about newspapers and journalists has itself made the news in two journals this week. The Independent, now an online-only newspaper, has compiled a list of  “novels or films whose invented insider culture influenced real life.” Here’s … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Daily Mail

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh rates two mentions in this week’s issues of the Daily Mail. Gossip columnist Ephraim Hardcastle has this takeaway from Philip Eade’s biography: Was literary giant Evelyn Waugh, who died in 1966 aged 62, a paedophile? According to a … Continue reading →

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More Laycock Presentation Copies on Offer

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Peter Harrington Books has listed an offering of two more of Waugh’s presentation copies to Robert and Angela Laycock. See earlier post. One is a copy of Work Suspended (first edition limited to 500 copies,1942) presented to Angela with the note … Continue reading →

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Two More Reviews of Waugh Biography: a plus and a minus

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh is reviewed in the Irish Independent newspaper and the Catholic World Report. The Independent’s reviewer is Ellis O’Hanlon who begins by noting the abundance of biographical and autobiographical material already available: This latest addition has … Continue reading →

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Waugh Themes in New Play

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A play that opened earlier this week at the Old Red Lion Theatre in the Angel district of North London has multiple allusions to Waugh’s works, according to reviewer Stephan Bates. The script is by Simon Blow and the title … Continue reading →

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Good-bye to Fleet Street

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Independent newspaper, now online only, reports that the last journalists have now left their Fleet Street premises. The final departures were two reporters for the Dundee Sunday Post. In a panegyric to the former home of British journalism. the … Continue reading →

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Literary and Media Celebrities Cite Waugh’s Influence

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In the past few days several celebrities from various media have stated in interviews that they had been influenced by the writings of Evelyn Waugh. In an interview by the book website Goodreads, US novelist Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City) had the … Continue reading →

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