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Category Archives: Fiction
Battle at “Brideshead”
The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both carry reports of a sibling battle at Castle Howard over the running and occupancy of the estate. The North Yorkshire estate was the setting for both film adaptations of Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. Waugh himself had … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Film, Television
Tagged Castle Howard, Inheritance
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New Book Challenges Waugh’s Views of Selassie
A new book on the life and career of Emperor Haile Selassie challenges the views of his earlier critics. The book, King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, translated from the original German, is reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Remote People
Tagged Guardian, Haile Selassie
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Santa Claus Day
The columnist for the TLS, who writes their “NB” page and goes by the initials J.C. (said to be the abbreviation of critic James Campbell), had a Waugh encounter described in the latest issue. On a day trip to Lewes, … Continue reading
Dates Announced for Brideshead Stage Production
The schedule of the world premiere performance of Bryony Lavery’s stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited has been announced for 22-30 April 2016 at the Theatre Royal, York (see earlier post). Performances by the English Touring Company have also been set … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Theatre Royal York
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50th Anniversary Presentation of The Loved One
Two Los Angeles organizations earlier this month jointly sponsored a 50th anniversary showing of the 1965 film adaptation of Waugh’s The Loved One. This took place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on 7 December 2015. The sponsors were the American Cinematheque … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Events, Film, The Loved One
Tagged American Cinematheque, Egyptian Theater, LA Conservancy, Robert Morse
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Waugh Elegy
A correspondent has called our attention to an earlier posting made by Patrick Kurp on a weblog called Anecdotal Evidence. This relates to a poem by L.E. Sissman, an American poet and critic, written in the 1960s on the occasion of … Continue reading
Waugh Question Features in Literary Quiz
The Guardian has published two lists of literary questions set by several authors. Among a total of 49 questions there is one about Waugh. This is posed by historian Antony Beevor who wrote, inter alia, Crete: The Battle and the Resistance: 18 In Evelyn Waugh’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sword of Honour
Tagged Antony Beevor, Craig Brown, Daily Mail, The Guardian
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