Category Archives: Letters

Russian Literary Journal Marks Waugh Anniversary

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Russian literary journal Inostrannaia Literatura (Foreign Literature) has devoted about two-thirds of its April 2016 issue to a collection of essays and translations relating to Evelyn Waugh. This was issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. The cover is … Continue reading →

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Auction of Several Waugh Items in July

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Forum Auctions of London has issued a catalogue of several items of interest involving books written and owned by and correspondence of Evelyn Waugh. The 75 lots come from various sources. Of the several pieces of correspondence, perhaps the most … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letters to Anthony Powell to be Auctioned

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Bonham’s auction house has announced the sale of the letters written by Evelyn Waugh to his friend and fellow novelist Anthony Powell. The letters cover the period 1927-1964 and include letters from Waugh’s first wife to Powell who remained on … Continue reading →

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Waugh and St Dominic’s Dursley

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Richard Barton has posted on the internet the text of a booklet published in 1989 in which he wrote the history of Roman Catholic worship in Dursley, Gloucestershire, from 1933 to 1989. Dursley is the town next to the village of … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Patrick Leigh Fermor

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a posting on the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society website there is a reference in which Evelyn Waugh is quoted as describing Leigh Fermor and Joan Rayner (later his wife) as “the Nicotine Maniac and his girl.” This appears in a … Continue reading →

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Pinfold Features in Article on Hallucinatory Literature

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A recent article in a U.S. academic journal opens with a reference to Waugh’s late, autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. This is in an article by John Foxwell of Durham University entitled “Enacting Hallucinatory Experiences in Literature: Metalepsis, … Continue reading →

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Successful Failures at Oxford

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

An Oxford student blog has compiled a list of students who were academic failures at Oxford but went on to become successful writers. At the top of the list is Evelyn Waugh. His entry begins with a quote: “You spend … Continue reading →

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Evelyn and Kick

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Paula Byrne’s book about Kathleen (“Kick”) Kennedy is reviewed in today’s Independent newspaper of Ireland. Byrne previously wrote a study of Waugh and the Lygon family of Madresfield: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead. She spoke about her latest book, entitled Kick: … Continue reading →

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Waugh at the London Library

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Irish Times yesterday ran an article on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the London Library. This is being celebrated this week with a festival in St James’s Square opposite the library entrance. The article, by Denis Staunton, … Continue reading →

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Waugh Quotes in Wall Street Journal

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Wall Street Journal publishes a column called “Notable & Quotable” that features quotations worth further contemplation. The latest issue contains a quote from a letter Waugh sent to Thomas Merton in August 1948 advising him on how to improve … Continue reading →

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