Category Archives: Fiction

First Edition of Brideshead to be Auctioned

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s papers report that a rare pre-publication copy of Brideshead Revisited belonging to the late Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford) will be auctioned by Southeby’s.  Here is the story from the Guardian: The items include a true first edition of … Continue reading →

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The Loved One Named in Best-of-Century Film List

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The filmblog Zekefilm has compiled a list of notable films from the past hundred years dating back to 1915.  It names a film released in the mid year of each decade. The idea seems to be to offer a representative and interesting … Continue reading →

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Aloysius in the News

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Sebastian’s Aloysius made the news twice this week. In the bookblog InterestingLiterature, he is mentioned in connection with John Betjeman’s poem “Archibald.” This poem is among Betjeman’s 10 best (i.e., most readable) poems, as selected by the blog: Archibald Ormsby-Gore was, … Continue reading →

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Source of Azania

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A recent debate started on the Facebook page of a South African politician has migrated to the op ed pages of the newspapers. Earlier this month, Tito Mboweni, a retired Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, proposed that the name … Continue reading →

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Waugh, Boyd and Manning

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh is mentioned several times in an interview of novelist, critic  and screenwriter William Boyd published in the Australian Financial Review. The interviewer (Joe Aston) notes that Boyd’s fiction has been compared with Waugh’s from his very first published novel … Continue reading →

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Waugh Anniversary Events Announced

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The University of Leicester has announced the details of the first in what will be of a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death in 1966. These include a monthly book group session starting on Monday 18 January. This will … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Again Named One of Top TV Period Dramas

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

British internet and cable service provider, BT TV, has issued a list of what it considers the top TV period drama series. Granada’s Brideshead Revisited production for ITV is one of those listed. Among other British productions on BT’s list of the top … Continue reading →

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Death of a Waugh Fan

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The papers have announced today the death of singer-songwriter David Bowie (1947-2016). He was just 2 days past his 69th birthday. Bowie was unusually widely read for a popular musician, and one of his fans posted the list of his 100 favorite … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Post-Christmas Nostalgia

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

On a website called Blog of a Country Priest, Fr. John Corrigan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat in Australia recalls a passage from Brideshead Revisited as he takes down the Christmas tree in his parish church: He took out … Continue reading →

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Floreat Bullingdon

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Beast has published an article by Nick Mutch reviewing the history of Oxford’s Bullingdon Club. The private and secretive club has been much in the news lately because of the membership of three leading Conservative Party politicians: David … Continue reading →

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