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Category Archives: Letters
Presentation Copy of Brideshead On Offer
London booksellers Peter Harrington have a 1945 copy of Brideshead Revisited on offer. This is a presentation copy to Mgr Alfred Gilbey, chaplain to Roman Catholic students at Fisher House, Cambridge University. There is also an unpublished letter from Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Alfred Gilbey, Cambridge University, Peter Harrington Ltd
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Waugh’s Orwellian Dystopia
The Orwell Society has posted an interesting essay on the friendship of Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell with special reference to how Waugh’s 1953 novella Love Among the Ruins was intended as a response to Orwell’s 1948 novel 1984. This … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Love Among The Ruins
Tagged George Orwell, Richard Lance Keeble, The Orwell Society
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New Biography of Graham Greene
A new biography of Graham Greene has been published. The UK edition is entitled Russian Roulette and is written by Richard Greene (no relation but editor of a collection of Graham’s letters). The book is reviewed in the Sunday Times by … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Diaries, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Evening Standard, Graham Greene, Richard Greene, Sunday Times
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Perry Mason’s Return
Erle Stanley Gardner’s most famous character Perry Mason has returned to TV. This is in a new series on HBO which is about to conclude its first run tonight. Philip Martin has written a background article on the earlier CBS … Continue reading
Summer Solstice Roundup
–Peter Quennell may be having a revival. Duncan McLaren (see previous post) has now been joined by A N Wilson in recounting his career. Wilson in a memoir posted by The Oldie discusses several first hand meetings he had with … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged A N Wilson, The Critic, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent (Ireland), The Oldie, TLS
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Roundup: Protests and Summer
–The “Rhodes Must Fall” debate has been revived in Oxford in the context of the Black Lives Matter protests. See previous post. In the Daily Mail, a comment on the matter by Evelyn Waugh is brought to bear: Oxford will … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Daily Mail, National Review, Prospect, RTV Slovenia, Wall Street Journal
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Waugh in “Angloliguria”
Massimo Bacigalupo, author of the 2017 book in Italian Angloliguria: From Byron to Hemingway, has written an article in the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto about a “virtual trip” to three villas in Portofino during this time of lockdown. One of the spots … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged Highclere Castle, Il Manifesto, Italy, Town & Country, Villa Altachiara
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The Spectator at 10,000 (More)
The Spectator’s celebration of its 10,000th issue continues to spread and produce comment. The Daily Telegraph provides an opportunity for The Spectator’s current editor Fraser Nelson to explain what he has found to be the magazine’s approach to politics: …David … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Auberon Waugh, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, James F Buckley Jr, National Review, Senator Joseph McCarthy, The Spectator
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Waugh and the Marquesses of Bath
The 7th Marquess of Bath (1932-2020) died last Saturday. His name was Alexander Thynn, and he was the son of parents, both of whom were friends of Evelyn Waugh dating back to his Oxford and Bright Young People days. The … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daphne Fielding, Marquess of Bath
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Henry Yorke and Evelyn Waugh
Waugh’s friend from Oxford Henry Yorke (who wrote as “Henry Green”) has joined his other friends on the growing list appearing on Duncan McLaren’s website. This latest entry is in the form of a narrative of the relations between Yorke … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Letters, Vile Bodies
Tagged Duncan McLaren, Henry Yorke
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