Category Archives: Essays, Articles & Reviews

Waugh’s Writing Cited for Guyana Anniversary

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of Caribbean Beat (the inflight journal of Caribbean Airlines) carries a story about the five areas of touristic interest in Guyana. This is part of a promotional effort in connection with this year’s 50th anniversary of Guyana’s … Continue reading →

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“BBC Future” Cites Waugh on Class Structure

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

On a recently established web site called BBC Future, one of their staff writers, David Robson, earlier this month posted an essay entitled “How much does social class matter in Britain today.” He concludes that it does still matter but to … Continue reading →

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Recording of UT Waugh Panel Available Online

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The University of Texas Faculty Seminar on British Studies has posted a sound recording of last Friday’s panel discussion in Austin on the subject of Waugh’s travels in America. It is available online. At the bottom of the lecture description click … Continue reading →

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Writer Follows Waugh’s Career Advice

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Lisa Hilton, who has just just written a new novel, is interviewed in today’s Belfast Telegraph. The book is entitled Maestra and is described an erotic thriller:  It tells the story of Judith, a working-class young beauty trying to make a … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and European Philosophy

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In an essay about Jurgen Habermas, described as “Europe’s most influential philosopher,” Prof. Daniel N. Robinson is reminded of when the British writer, Evelyn Waugh, was received into the Roman Catholic Church in the Fall of 1930. It caused quite a … Continue reading →

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Waugh Portrait Featured in Vogue Exhibit

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The National Portrait Gallery in London is currently running an exhibit entitled Vogue 100: A Century of Style. Among the artifacts on show is a 1950 portrait of Evelyn Waugh by photographer Irving Penn. This is described in an arts … Continue reading →

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Renishaw Reviewed

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of the New Criterion carries a review of Renishaw Hall: The Story of the Sitwells by Desmond Seward. The review by Brooke Allen notes the importance of the Sitwells and their house to Evelyn Waugh: According to … Continue reading →

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Wodehouse Redivivus

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A book blog has posted an article describing Evelyn Waugh’s role in the re-establishment of the reputation of P.G. Wodehouse. Waugh’s actions are compared with previous efforts of George Bernard Shaw on behalf of Henrik Ibsen and Walker Percy who … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and the Resolute Old Lady

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article in Crisis magazine, Professor Regis Martin from a Roman Catholic college in Ohio is reminded of Waugh as he conducts a group of his students around Europe. This occurs as they are about to visit a church in the outskirts of Vienna … Continue reading →

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Waugh and “How to Spend It”

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The London Review of Books Blog has posted an article by Inigo Thomas on conspicuous consumption as evidenced by the magazine How to Spend It that accompanies weekend editions of the Financial Times. The blog article opens with a description … Continue reading →

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