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Category Archives: Fiction
Waugh Quoted in Review of Tate Exhibit
The London Magazine’s review of the Tate Britain exhibit “Painting with Light” opens with a quote from Evelyn Waugh: There is a scene in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in which the odious Boy Mulcaster interrogates Charles Ryder, painter and protagonist, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Events, London, Photographs
Tagged "Painting with Light", London Magazine, Tate Britain
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BBC Announces Casting for Decline and Fall
The BBC Media Centre has announced final casting arrangements for its upcoming series Decline and Fall, based on Waugh’s first novel, in a release dated today. This confirms the selection of Jack Whitehall to play Paul Pennyfeather and Eva Longoria, Margot Beste-Chetwynde. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, David Suchet, Douglas Hodge, Jack Whitehall, Leo McKern
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Argentine Press Notes Waugh Anniversary and Complete Works
The Buenos Aires Herald carries an article by Felicitas Casillo marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death and explaining the project that will publish the Complete Works of Waugh. The article begins with a summary of Waugh’s achievement as a writer: … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works
Tagged Buenos Aires Herald, Felicitas Casillo, Martin Stannard
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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton (More)
Drama critic David Guest has reviewed the Brighton performance of Brideshead Revisited in the Chichester Observer. He found the production to be “undeniably brave but extremely bitty,” and that it might “make the audience feel that they are just mugging up … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Brighton, Chichester Observer, David Guest, Gay Times
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British Satire Enjoys Renewed Interest in Sweden
The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports a renaissance of British satirical novels in Sweden. In an article by Charlotta Lindell, this is attributed largely to the positive reception of the Swedish translations of the works of writers such as Edward St. … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged British satirical novels, Charlotta Lindell, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden
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Waugh Works Named in Newspaper Shortlists
Two of Waugh’s books feature in recent newspaper shortlists. In the Daily Mail, novelist Charles Cumming names Scoop as his desert island book. Cumming is a writer of spy novels said by some to be the John Le Carre and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Charles Cumming, Daily Mail, Shortlist Magazine
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Bloggers Debate WWII Novels
Several bloggers are currently debating which are the novels of WWII most worth reading. One began the debate by bemoaning his attempt to read Waugh’s Sword of Honour novels at the same time he was also in the process of reading … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, World War II
Tagged A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell, novels of WWII, Olivia Manning Trilogies, Paul Johnson, Standpoint Magazine
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Waugh Presentation Copies for Sale by Peter Harrington
Several of the presentation copies Evelyn Waugh sent to Anthony Powell are now on sale by Peter Harrington Books. These were auctioned last year at Bonham’s. See earlier post. The most interesting are the two copies of Scott-King’s Modern Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Items for Sale, Remote People, Scott-King's Modern Europe, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Anthony Powell, Peter Harrington Books, presentation copies
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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton
The Brideshead Revisited stage production opened earlier this week in Brighton and has been reviewed in today’s Brighton Argus. The review is by Neil Vowles who finds that the play falls short of expectations: Without Oxford, Venice or Brideshead’s grand architecture, and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Adrian Imms, Brighton Argus, Damian Cruden, Neil Vowles, Sammi O'Neill, theatresoutheast.com
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Production to Start on BBC Decline and Fall Series
Production will start in Wales next month on the BBC’s three-part TV adaptation of Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall. Comedian Jack Whitehall has already been signed to play Paul Pennyfeather and negotiations are nearly concluded with actress Eva Longoria … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Television, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Eva Longoria, Jack Whitehall
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