Category Archives: Scoop

Scoop in the News

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

There are several references to Scoop in the recent London papers. The TLS has an article in its Blog about the comic use of the language of telegrams. It mentions novels by P G Wodehouse, Mikhail Bulgakov and John Swartzwelder … Continue reading →

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New Criterion Reprints Article on Waugh’s African Writings

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The New Criterion has reprinted a 2003 article by James Panero about Waugh’s writings on Africa, making the point that Waugh got most things right. This is entitled “Reading Africa in Waugh.” Panero’s family had business in Africa; his grandfather ran a … Continue reading →

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Waugh Event in Cincinnati

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati is sponsoring a series of lectures and discussions moderated by independent writer and researcher Richard Lauf on the subject of Making Us Laugh: Four Comedic Literary Novels. The series will begin on Tuesday, 30 August at … Continue reading →

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Scoop in the News

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s 1930s novel Scoop about newspapers and journalists has itself made the news in two journals this week. The Independent, now an online-only newspaper, has compiled a list of  “novels or films whose invented insider culture influenced real life.” Here’s … Continue reading →

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Good-bye to Fleet Street

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Independent newspaper, now online only, reports that the last journalists have now left their Fleet Street premises. The final departures were two reporters for the Dundee Sunday Post. In a panegyric to the former home of British journalism. the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Event at Henley Festival Early Sell Out

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Henley Standard for today reports that the Evelyn Waugh event at the Henley Literary Festival next month was its first sell out. Philip Eade will discuss his new biography of Waugh in a session at Stonor Park where lunch will be … Continue reading →

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Journalists in Literature Surveyed in New Book

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a book to be published tomorrow by Bloomsbury, Dr Sarah Lonsdale, who teaches at the City University London, surveys the role of the journalist in British literature over the period since 1900. The book is entitled The Journalist in British Fiction … Continue reading →

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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Adaptations in TLS

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading →

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“Scientific” List of Top 100 Novels Includes 3 by Waugh

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The website “Trading Atoms” has made a comparison of six lists of Top 100 20th Century novels in an effort to come up with a more accurate (“scientific”) selection. The lists included those compiled both by widely based popularity polls … Continue reading →

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