Category Archives: Fiction

Waugh Story on BBC Radio

BBC Radio 4 Extra will broadcast an adaptation of Waugh’s short story “Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing.” This will be a 45-minute performance transmitted tomorrow (Wednesday, 11 November) at 11:15 and 21:15 British time. It will be available on the internet shortly after the … Continue reading

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Waugh Listed on New Rare Book Index

The Financial Times has published a report of an index which tracks the prices of rare first editions. Among the 35 titles included is Waugh’s Decline and Fall which is listed at £9,364. Waugh’s friends Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and George Orwell are among … Continue reading

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Stage Adaptation of Brideshead to Premiere Next Spring

The York Theatre Royal has announced the premiere of an adaptation of Brideshead Revisited next April following a 4.1 million pound redevelopment of its facilities. The script is by Wakefield playwright Bryony Lavery and the production will be directed by … Continue reading

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Visit to Combe Florey

A West Country blogger (Hasenschneck, which, I think, means rabbit-snail in German) has posted several photos with narrative of a recent visit to Waugh’s house and grave at the village of Combe Florey. The entry is entitled “By Special Request” and … Continue reading

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Waugh-Era Map of “Whispering Glades” on Internet

Los Angeles Magazine has republished a 1950 tourist map of Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, CA from the collection of the Los Angeles Public Library. This was Whispering Glades in Waugh’s 1948 novel The Loved One. A brief history of … Continue reading

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Guardian Names Waugh Meal as One of Most Memorable

The Guardian has today (Waugh’s birthday) included a meal from one of his short stories as one of the 10 most memorable meals in literature. This is the feast ordered in Paris by the White Russian veteran of Kolchak’s legions who had … Continue reading

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NYPL Marks Waugh’s Birthday

The New York Public Library has marked Evelyn Waugh’s upcoming birthday (28 October 1903) with an essay on The Loved One which also compares the Hollywood novels of other writers. The essay is by Meredith Mann who works in the library’s Collection … Continue reading

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Tab Hunter and The Loved One

A Houston blogger (Joe Leydon) has posted a story in which he explains how the career of veteran film star Tab Hunter (whom he met at at Houston conference earlier this year) was saved by a role in the film of Waugh’s … Continue reading

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Waugh and Mr. Toad

Novelist Andrew Martin has written a column in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, “handsome” and “clever”, but … Continue reading

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Whispering Glades and Tranquil Repose

The Argonaut, a regional newspaper covering the west side of Los Angeles, has published an interview with art director Mike Salisbury who has worked in film, broadcast and print media and lives in Venice, CA. The interviewer gets a rise out … Continue reading

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