Category Archives: Edmund Campion

Bank Holiday Roundup

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

—Country Life has posted the second part of their interesting and informative essay on the building and decoration of Campion Hall at Oxford. The first installment was described in an earlier post. Here’s an excerpt relating to Waugh’s contribution to … Continue reading →

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Book Launch in Oxford for “Handful” and “Campion”

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Lincoln College, Oxford has announced an event for early next month. It is entitled “From Despair to Faith: Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust and Edmund Campion“.  Here are the details: You are warmly invited to a discussion, with Clare … Continue reading →

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New Complete Works Volumes Announced

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Oxford University Press has announced a new round of volumes in its ongoing Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh. These include the following: Robbery Under Law, v. 15, ed. Michael G Brennan This is the first fully annotated critical edition of … Continue reading →

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Christie’s Online Sale of Waugh Presentation Copies

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Christie’s has issued a catalogue for the sale of several Waugh editions from the collection of William S Reese. Here’s the general description: The themes of Part Three of The Private Collection of William S. Reese include fine art, Yale … Continue reading →

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Early April Roundup

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–In the Daily Telegraph, Rupert Christiansen has reviewed Daisy Dunn’s previously mentioned new book Not Far from Brideshead. The review is entitled “The Greats [sic] and the good at Oxford.” Here’s an excerpt: …Dunn writes with intelligence and verve, but … Continue reading →

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Septimus Waugh: Reminiscence

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The Tablet’s latest issue has a reminiscence of the late Septimus Waugh. This appears in the “Word from the Cloister” column and is based on an interview of Jimmy Burns, journalist and member of The Tablet’s board. He was a … Continue reading →

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Roundup: From Party Going to Boredom

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–A recent issue of Financial Times contains a “Weekend Essay” on the return of the party, to London and New York at least. This is by Alex Bilmes who is editor of Esquire. After reminiscing about how party going shut … Continue reading →

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Campion Hall Lecture on YouTube

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Prof. Gerard Kilroy’s 9 September 2021 lecture on “Edmund Campion and Waugh’s Household of the Faith”at Campion Hall, Oxford is available on YouTube at this link. The illustrated lecture was presented at Campion Hall, Oxford before a live audience and … Continue reading →

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Oxford Campion Event (More)

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh has issued an invitation to  recently announced book launch at Campion Hall in Oxford. See earlier post dated 26 July. This clarifies that the book to be launched is the OUP Complete Works edition … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Waugh Events

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

–This Thursday, 29 July will effectively be “Waugh Night” on BBC Four. This will start with the 2008 Ecosse/Miramax film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. BBC was one of several co-producers of the film and has redeployed it several times. Oddly, … Continue reading →

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