Category Archives: Fiction

New Age Waugh

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s New York Times Book Review contains a review by writer David Leavitt of a novel by British satirist Edward St. Aubyn that was originally published in England in 1998. The novel, entitled On the Edge, is compared to … Continue reading →

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Scoop Included in Daily Telegraph Top 100

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

Last month the Daily Telegraph published a list of the 100 novels everyone should read.  This includes translations as well as books in English. There is no explanation of how or by whom the list was compiled or whether the books … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Dead Meet Up, London, Nov. 26th: “The Loved One” and the Reality of Embalming

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

There is nothing new under the sun. Except, perhaps, this: On Wed., Nov. 26th, at Barts Pathology Museum in London, Dead Meet (“Dating and Networking for Death Professionals”), is holding its Inaugural Dead Meet Up, a networking event at which … Continue reading →

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Peter Harrington’s Evelyn Waugh catalog

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The bookseller Peter Harrington’s Evelyn Waugh catalog contains many desirable volumes, none more so than Graham Greene’s inscribed copy of Helena (£25,000). Note, however, the last sentence in PH’s description of the item: First edition, first impression, large paper issue, … Continue reading →

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1960s Vintage Films of Waugh Novels Now Available on DVD

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

According to this post by film blogger Michael Barrett, both the early theatrical films made of Waugh novels are now available in digital format: The Loved One (MGM, 1965, directed by Tony Richardson, screenplay by Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood), … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Weddings

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

As the month of June approaches, Moira Redmond was inspired to contribute an article to the Guardian newspaper for May 20, 2014 entitled “Marriage plots: the best wedding dresses in literature.” The article is included in a regular column called Books Blog … Continue reading →

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Waugh Wins Place in Literary Bad Mothers Competition

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

In recognition of English Mother’s Day and to counterbalance the rash of  greeting card  excess, the Guardian has published an article by Moira Redmond entitled Bad Mothers in Books: a literary litany.  Top award goes to Charles Dickens with a hat … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, Waugh Fan

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

A list of singer/songwriter David Bowie’s 100 favorite books includes Evelyn Waugh’s 1930 novel Vile Bodies. The list appears in an Independent newspaper article that was published in conjunction with the exhibition David Bowie is at the Victoria & Albert museum, which ran for several months … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4’s Sword of Honour wins at 2014 BBC Radio Drama Awards

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Jeremy Front’s dramatization of Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, broadcast in seven episodes on BBC Radio 4 last year, won Best Audio Drama (Adaptation) at the 2014 BBC Radio Drama Awards held yesterday in London.

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In Search of Nancy: A first trip to the Evelyn Waugh Archive

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

A new blog, Waugh and Words, created by Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project at the University of Leicester, features an essay by research associate Barbara Cooke in which she describes her first visit to Alexander Waugh’s home and reflects … Continue reading →

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