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Category Archives: Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Evelyn Waugh and “The Waste Land”
The Guardian has named T S Eliot’s “The Waste Land” as its latest selection in its 100 best non-fiction books. See earlier post. Once again Evelyn Waugh is mentioned in connection with the selection: The Great War was a mass slaughter. … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Guardian, T S Eliot, The Waste Land. Robert McCrum
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Waugh Biography Reviewed in the US Press
Reviews have appeared in two US newspapers of the new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade, published earlier this month in the US. In the Wall Street Journal, the book is reviewed by British novelist and journalist Allan Massie. (If … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Allan Massie, Micah Mattix, Philip Eade, Wall Street Journal, Washington Free Beacon
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Sotheby’s Results Reported
The results of Sotheby’s 12 July London auction of several Waugh items is reported on their internet site. This consists of lots 195-205 in the linked catalogue. It includes several lots of multiple copies. All sold at or in excess … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, First Editions, Items for Sale, London, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
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Waugh Mark-up of Unconditional Surrender for Sale
Sotheby’s has announced the auction of Waugh’s marked-up copy of the uncorrected proof of his last novel, Unconditional Surrender. This is the third volume of his War Trilogy which was subsequently published as Sword of Honour with further edits. This mark-up is to … Continue reading
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Tagged Southeby's
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Another Memorial Essay: Who’s A Naughty Boy, Then?
The neoconservative internet newspaper The Washington Free Beacon has posted an essay by journalist Matthew Walther on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. This is entitled “Naughty Boy,” somewhat reminiscent of Ludovic’s conversations with his new puppy … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Articles, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Matthew Walther, Washington Free Beacon
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Waugh on Queueing
In today’s Canberra Times there is an article about the prospect faced by Canberrans of the need to queue for tickets to popular events such as hockey matches. This is apparently an unusual feature of life in Canberra, a city that is … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Canberra Times, Ian Warden, queueing
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Waugh and Arboretums
Today’s Financial Times has a feature length article about John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843), the inventor of the arboretum. The first of this new type of garden was planted in Derby in 1840 and inspired similar designs in the U.S. at New … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged arboretums, Financial Times, John Claudius Loudon
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Heywood Hill Bookstore Still Thriving
The Mayfair bookstore where Waugh was a customer and his friend Nancy Mitford was a manager is profiled in this week’s New York Times “T” magazine (“Shelf Life” p. 196). This is the Heywood Hill book store, in an article by Sarah … Continue reading
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Tagged Heywood Hill Bookstore, Nancy Mitford, New York Times
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Sebastian’s New Year’s Resolution
The book publisher Quirk Books has posted a list of New Year’s resolutions recommended for adoption by literary characters. Here’s the one for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited: We love a good teddy bear as much as the next person, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Chiles, BBC2, Daily Mail, New Year's Resolutions, Quirk Books
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