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Category Archives: Short Stories
The Scorbutic Taxi Driver
A blogger has posted a brief essay on the derivation and useage of the word “scorbutic.” He encountered it in Waugh’s 1927 story “A House of Gentlefolk” where the narrator expresses his disappointment at there being no car arranged to … Continue reading →
Charles Ryder’s Coat-Tails
In last week end’s print edition of the Financial Times insert How to Spend It, a short story by Chloe Fox appears.  This is entitled “A Struggling Actor” and that’s what it’s about.  Luke is the title figure, and he has … Continue reading →
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Lancing, Short Stories
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Tagged Chloe Fox, Financial Times
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Waugh and “Dickensian”
A reviewer in the Guardian has written a survey of earlier reviews of a new BBC TV series. This is Dickensian which began with 4 of the 20 episodes earlier this week. The idea, conceived by Tony Jordan (of East Enders), … Continue reading →
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Short Stories, Television Programs
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Waugh Stories Earn 2015 “Hoggie”
The weblog Hogglestock has announced the winners of its 2015 book awards, popularly known as “Hoggies.” The award is the creation of Thomas Otto, who tweets under the name @TJHogglestock. The name is taken from a Trollope novel. The awards ceremony (allegedly in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Humo(u)r, Mr. Loveday's Little Outing, Short Stories
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Tagged Hogglestock, Thomas Otto
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Waugh Novella Identified as “Conservative Page-Turner”
A conservative weblog called The Stream has published an article identifying what it considers “Five Page-Turner Conservative Novels That Predicted the Mess Weâre In.” The article is written by journalist John Zmirak, a contributing editor to the weblog. Among the books listed is … Continue reading →
Posted in Love Among The Ruins, Short Stories
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Tagged conserative novels, John Zmirak, The Stream
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BBC to Rebroadcast “On Guard”
BBC Radio 4 Extra will rebroadcast Waugh’s short story “On Guard.” The dramatization will be transmitted in two parts on 7 and 8 January 2016. Here’s the schedule. It will also be available on the internet via BBC iPlayer after … Continue reading →
Posted in Adaptations, Radio, Radio Programs, Short Stories
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Tagged BBC, On Guard
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Waugh Story Included in Penguin Collection
Waugh’s short story “Cruise” has been selected for inclusion in volume 2 of the Penguin Book of the British Short Story: From P.G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith. The story first appeared in Harper’s Bazaar (London, February 1933) and was first collected … 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 →
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Short Stories
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Tagged Guardian, Meals in Literature
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The African Epoch
A Georgetown University blogger (Paul Elie, Everything That Rises) was recently reminded of Waugh’s 1949Â Life Magazine article “The American Epoch in the Catholic Church” (Essays, Articles and Reviews, p. 377). What called it to his mind was the story that … Continue reading →
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Short Stories
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Tagged Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Life Magazine, Paul Elie
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New Waugh Sources Posted on Roman Catholic Blog
Writer and economist Michael Greaney has posted an essay on Catholic365, a website for articles of interest to Roman Catholic readers, that claims a new source for some of Evelyn Waugh’s works. This source is said to be in the writings of Robert … Continue reading →
Posted in Catholicism, Love Among The Ruins, Ronald Knox, Short Stories, The Loved One, Uncategorized
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Tagged A Winnowing, Lord of the World, Michael Greaney, R.H. Benson, Richard Raynal Solitary
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