Category Archives: Fiction

Progress Report from BBC Production of Decline and Fall

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Radio Times has published a progress report from BBC’s production of its adaptation of Decline and Fall in Wales. This includes a photo of actor Jack Whitehall made up as Paul Pennyfeather. Whitehall just joined the ongoing production in Wales: … Continue reading →

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Biography Reviewed in Herald

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade is reviewed in the (Glasgow) Herald (now rebranded simply, and rather pompously, as “The Herald” but still published in Glasgow) by Richard Strachan. He points out that a disproportionate part of the book … Continue reading →

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Stage Adaptation of Brideshead Available as Book

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

For those who were unable to see a stage performance in its recent UK run, Bryony Lavery’s stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited is now available in book form. Lavery’s script and various other features relating to its initial production are … Continue reading →

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Journalists in Literature Surveyed in New Book

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a book to be published tomorrow by Bloomsbury, Dr Sarah Lonsdale, who teaches at the City University London, surveys the role of the journalist in British literature over the period since 1900. The book is entitled The Journalist in British Fiction … Continue reading →

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Sotheby’s Results Reported

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The results of Sotheby’s 12 July London auction of several Waugh items is reported on their internet site. This consists of lots 195-205 in the linked catalogue. It includes several lots of multiple copies. All sold at or in excess … Continue reading →

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British Library Posts Article on BYPs

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The British Library has posted an article on its website about the Bright Young People of the interwar years. This is by Dr Milena Borden and is entitled: “Bright Young Things: behind the party mask.” Dr Borden concentrates on how the … Continue reading →

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A Recent Visit to “Whispering Glades”

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In this week’s LA Weekly, an alternative newspaper distributed in the Los Angeles region, there is a humorous description of a recent visit to Forest Lawn Cemetery by artist and illustrator Tony Mostrom. He begins with references to the negativity expressed … Continue reading →

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Jay McInerney Lists Waugh in NY Times Article

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In listing his favorite books, novelist and, more recently, wine commentator Jay McInerney included Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. His own first novel Bright Lights, Big City (1984) might be considered a 1980s version of Decline and Fall. In an article … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 Broadcast Concluded

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 today broadcast the final episode of the reading of excerpts from Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh as its Book of the Week. The programs will remain available over the internet on BBC iPlayer for the next four weeks. The material … Continue reading →

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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading →

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