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Category Archives: Scoop
Handful Profiled in Indian Press
Today’s English-language edition of Mid-Day, a daily Mumbai compact newspaper, features an article that profiles Waugh’s 1934 novel A Handful of Dust and compares it to the social mores of the present day. This is by Aditya Sinha in his column … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Articles, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Aditya Sinha, Mid-Day
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From the Scoop to the Sack to Baghdad
A blogger has posted a quote describing Waugh’s actions in the immediate aftermath of his sacking by the Daily Mail during his coverage of the Abyssinian War: “The Daily Mail sacked Waugh [… and] in December 1935 he left Abyssinia … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Scoop
Tagged Abyssinian War, Ann Pasternak Slater, Daily Mail, Diana Cooper
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Ricky Gervais Reboots Scoop
The Independent carries a report about recent films with a journalism theme. Prominently featured is a new film written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais who is still struggling to repeat his early satirical success with the BBC TV series The Office. This … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Independent newspaper, Matilda Battersby, Ricky Gervais, Special Correspondents
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Waugh Anniversary Observed in Canada
A Canadian paper, the National Post, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death with an article by a Roman Catholic priest who teaches at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. This is Fr. Raymond de Souza. The article opens with a … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Edmund Campion, Helena, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Fr. Raymond de Souza, National Post
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Scoop and The 1938 Club
A group of book bloggers has banded together to discuss books published in 1938.These happen twice a year and a previous session was devoted to 1924. This internet discussion on 1938 books will take place beginning today and continue until … Continue reading
As if Written by Cicero
Gabriele Nicolo writing in today’s il Domani d’Italia offers Italian observations on the 50th Anniversary of Waugh’s death. Among the points made in the article are the following: –If Waugh had written in Latin, his work could have been passed off as … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Helena, Scoop
Tagged Gabriele Nicolo, il Domani d"Italia
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Harry Mount on Brideshead Revisited
The Catholic Herald has marked the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death with a feature article by journalist and author Harry Mount on Brideshead Revisited. Mount begins with an assessment of the novel: Fifty years after his death on April … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Scoop, Television
Tagged Catholic Herald, Harry mount, Pansy Lamb
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Guardian Announces Reopening of Scoop Venue
A recent Guardian article about Ethiopian jazz includes the announcement that the Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa, described by Waugh in his writings as the favored venue of the press corps and damaged by fire last year, will reopen later this year: A … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Addis Ababa, Guardian, Taitu Hotel
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The Independent Newspaper Surveys Classic Newsroom Books
Lucy Scholes writing in yesterday’s Independent makes a brief survey of what she calls the “classic newsroom book” from George Gissing’s New Grub Street (1891) to Annalena McAfee’s The Spoiler (2011). Waugh’s Scoop scores well in her estimation of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Independent, Lucy Scholes, newsroom books
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New Generation of “Wenlock Jakes” Superstars
Today’s Spectator has a story about the Frontline Club in London. It was founded in 2003 with the idealistic goal of providing a friendly and neutral refuge for freelance international correspondents while they spent time in London recovering from the stress … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Scoop
Tagged Frontline Club, James Kirchick, Spectator
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