Category Archives: Fiction

Meditation from Brideshead

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

George Weigel, author of the recent National Review article linking Rex Mottram and Donald Trump, has posted some thoughts inspired by a Lenten project involving his rewatching of the 1981 Granada TV series of Brideshead Revisited:  During Lent, I’ve been rewatching … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Cities

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh’s descriptions of two cities he had visited have been quoted in recent profiles. The first is Bari in Italy which was the staging point in WWII for missions to Yugoslavia such as that to which Waugh was assigned … Continue reading →

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More Details about Leeds Waugh Event

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The University of Leeds has released more information, including booking arrangements, for next Wednesday’s event marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death, Alexander Waugh, Martin Stannard and Dr Barbara Cooke, University of Leicester, … Continue reading →

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More Waugh Events Announced at West Country Festival

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Additional Waugh-related events have been announced for the upcoming From Page to Screen festival in Bridport, Dorset. See earlier post. Most important, Charle Sturridge, festival curator and a director of the 1981 Granada TV production of Brideshead Revisted, has invited Evelyn Waugh’s grandson, … Continue reading →

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Leftist Comic Again Names Waugh Favorite

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Leftist comedian Alexei Sayle has again identfied Evelyn Waugh as his favorite writer. See earlier post from Glasgow Herald. This latest comment is in a webchat on the Guardian. Here’s the relevant Q&A: Q. Having read your short stories and … Continue reading →

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Waugh Characters Inspire Fabric Design

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Interior designer Scot Meacham Wood has come up with a fabric design named for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited. This is “Sebastian Tattersall.” Wood describes his inspiration on his website Tartanscot: I wanted a name that implied all the glories of … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Recommended as Cure for Alcoholics

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Daily Mail books columnist Daisy Goodwin has written an article recommending books to help cure or prevent alcoholism. Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited is recommended for its warning about the evil effects of the disease on those other than the drinker:  …for a … Continue reading →

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Rex Mottram = Donald Trump?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Rex Mottram in Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited has enjoyed something of a renaissance lately, as witnessed in several of our recent postings. George Weigel, writing in the National Review, may have hit upon the reason for this. He reminds people of Donald Trump. According … Continue reading →

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Presentation Copy of Vile Bodies on Sale

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Peter Harrington Books has listed a copy of the Vile Bodies first edition. This is a copy which Waugh presented to London chef Marcel Boulestin: First edition, presentation copy, eponymously inscribed on the front endpaper: “For Marcel Boulestin/ from / Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading →

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Brideshead on Aussie Reading List

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

An Australian newsblog The New Daily has included Brideshead Revisited on a list of “20 books you should have read by now:” Wartime British writer Evelyn Waugh wrote arguably his most-celebrated novel about Charles Ryder, an undergraduate at Oxford who befriends the … Continue reading →

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