Category Archives: Vile Bodies

Roundup: Letters and A Lecture

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

—BBC Radio Four Extra has announced the rebroadcast of a 1996 adaptation of Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This will be contained in two one-hour episodes. The first is broadcast on Tuesday, 24 October at 0500 repeated at 1500 … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Book Fair and Vanity Fair

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair in early October has announced its exhibitors and events. This will take place at St Bartholomew’s Church on Park Ave betw. 50th-51st Streets starting 5 October. There are two live events of … Continue reading →

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4th of July Roundup

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The website LitHub.com has a story about a proposal by the former royal couple Harry and Meghan to Netflix for what sounds like a prequel to Great Expectations. Should that fail to be commissioned, the LitHub reporter Janet Manley has … Continue reading →

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Roundup (Exhibits and a Lecture)

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Historical Association (Richmond & Twickenham Branch) has announced a lecture later this year that may be of interest to our London area readers: Takes Place: 28th September 2023 Time: 8pm Venue: Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant St, Richmond TW9 Description: a fascinating … Continue reading →

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Mary Quant: R I P (1930-2023)

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The Spanish language fashion magazine S Moda has published a retrospective article on the life and career of fashion designer Mary Quant on the occasion of her recent death. It contains a reference to the relationship of her husband Alexander … Continue reading →

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St Patricks Day Roundup

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–The  current issue of The Critic magazine has the latest effort to revive the works of novelist Henry Green. This is in an article entitled “An off-kilter visionary” by Alexander Larman. The article prominently cites Waugh’s on and off relationship … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Country Houses and Leisurely Lunches

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–An essay entitled “‘The Ancient Lore’ of Brideshead Revisited” written by Ianto Fox has been posted on the internet. Here’s an excerpt from the author’s description of its content: Nearly all commentary on Brideshead over the years has focused on the … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Intermodernism

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

An academic article entitled “Intermodernism and the Ethics of Lateness in Evelyn Waugh and Harold Acton” and published in English Studies, v. 103, Number 6 (2022) has been posted on the internet. This is written by Allan Killner-Johnson, University of … Continue reading →

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Roundup: From MoI to Antifa

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–University of London has posted a history of Senate House, a large modern building on its campus near the British Museum. It housed the Ministry of Information (“MoI”) during WWII. Waugh features in the discussion: Literary descriptions of Senate House … Continue reading →

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Gerhardie, Waugh and Boyd

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist William Boyd has written an essay for The Spectator about the influence of William Gerhardie’s novels on several British novelists of the interwar period. It is entitled “Evelyn Waugh’s sincerest form of flattery.” Here’s an excerpt from the beginning: … Continue reading →

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