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Category Archives: Fiction
Basil Seal Rides Yet Again
D.J. Taylor in the Independent announces low expectations for the BBC’s plans to revive its 1970s sit. com. Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em. The plan is to have the 74 year old Michael Crawford reprise his role as youthfully naive Frank Spencer among a … Continue reading
Posted in Basil Seal Rides Again, Black Mischief, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Scoop, Television Programs, Work Suspended
Tagged Anthony Powell, BBC, D.J.Taylor, Independent newspaper, Michael Crawford, Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em
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Guardian Imagines Literary Mash-up of Brideshead Revisited
In a recent issue of the Guardian, literary critic John Mullan has re-imagined several mash-ups of literary classics after the success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies which made it to the best seller list in the U.S. and has now … Continue reading
David Cameron Learns from Lord Copper
Blogger Roger Mac Ginty, who is also Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Manchester, compares press coverage of the recent UK-EU negotiations to a Waugh novel: There was something very scripted about David Cameron’s EU negotiations on Thursday and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Scoop
Tagged David Cameron, Roger Mac Ginty
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Brideshead Fan, Up to a Point
The Daily Mail recently published a profile of Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. He is a leading Euro-skeptic and has been called The Honourable Member for the 18th Century as well as a back bench Bertie Wooster. He might also be … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television
Tagged car safety, Daily Mail, Jacob Rees-Mogg
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Charles Ryder as Character Model
Charles Ryder from Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited appears as a character model in two recent articles. In a Roman Catholic newsblog (Catholicphilly.com) he is compared to the hero of a recent Hollywood religious film called Risen, based on the origins of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Buenos Aires Herald, catholicphilly.com, Gorsky, Risen, The Great Gatsby, Vesna Goldsworthy
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Christopher Hitchens’ Last Words on Waugh
The latest New English Review contains a review of the posthumous collection of Christopher Hitchens’ essays entitled, And yet… While there are no essays or reviews devoted to the subject of Evelyn Waugh, he does get a mention: …one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One
Tagged And Yet..., Christopher Hitchens, Edmund Wilson, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Guardian, New English Review, TLS
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Waugh and the Country House Revival
A recent article in Spear’s magazine by its editor-in-chief and founder William Cash deals with several subjects, including the revival of the country house. The magazine is devoted to asset/investment management and the good life and has been described as … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Television
Tagged country house revival, Spear's magazine
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Former Easton Court Hotel Now Holiday Cottage Rental
One portion of the Easton Court Hotel, where Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited in February-June 1944, is now on offer as a self-catering holiday cottage. This is described on the website Trip Advisor: A thatched 16th century Devon Longhouse, full of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Items for Sale
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Heywood Hill Bookstore Still Thriving
The Mayfair bookstore where Waugh was a customer and his friend Nancy Mitford was a manager is profiled in this week’s New York Times “T” magazine (“Shelf Life” p. 196). This is the Heywood Hill book store, in an article by Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in First Editions, London, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Heywood Hill Bookstore, Nancy Mitford, New York Times
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Boot Magna School of Economics
A reporter for the Idaho Statesman is reminded of a character from Scoop in a recent story: Robert Gordon’s new book on productivity in the U.S. economy, “The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” is masterful, but reminds me of … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Idaho Statesman, U S economy
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