Category Archives: Non-fiction

Waugh and the Winter Break

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

One of the bloggers on the New Criterion magazine became so depressed by the New York weather he looked for books describing adventures in warmer climes: With that in mind, I’ve been reading Evelyn Waugh’s riotous A Tourist in Africa, which … 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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TLS Posts 1935 Review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The curent issue of the TLS posts the 1935 review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion in its Then and Now column. The review is written by A.F. Pollard, Professor of History at University College London and specialist in the Tudor period. … Continue reading →

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Waugh Cited in European Immigration Crisis

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Asia Times, an online newspaper, has quoted Evelyn Waugh in the context of an article on the current immigration crisis in Europe. The editor, Herbert London, begins by questioning whether the policies of Angela Merkel may have stretched the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Reading on BBC Radio 4

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Humorist Craig Brown has included a reading from Waugh for his appearance on the BBC Radio 4 series With Great Pleasure. The program asks each participant to choose favorite book passages from their lifetime of reading. Among Brown’s choices is … Continue reading →

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First Edition of Brideshead to be Auctioned

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s papers report that a rare pre-publication copy of Brideshead Revisited belonging to the late Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford) will be auctioned by Southeby’s.  Here is the story from the Guardian: The items include a true first edition of … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Encounter

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

It has long been known that Encounter magazine, a leading cultural journal during the cold war, was secretly backed by funds from the CIA. This information came out during the protest movement in the Vietnam War period, and the magazine’s … Continue reading →

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U and Non-U Updated

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a posting on the academic weblog The Conversation, Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford, Simon Horobin, has updated Nancy Mitford’s 1955 essay on class distinctions of usage in English speech and manners. Waugh’s contribution to the public debate … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Djibouti

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Beast, an internet newspaper that it owes its title to Waugh, has run a background article on the small east African nation of Djibouti. Their correspondent Tim Mak made a trip to the country which is now host to … Continue reading →

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New Book Challenges Waugh’s Views of Selassie

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A new book on the life and career of Emperor Haile Selassie challenges the views of his earlier critics. The book, King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, translated from the original German, is reviewed … Continue reading →

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