Category Archives: Non-fiction

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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Waugh’s Murals

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Tablet carries an interesting story of how the murals in the Lady Chapel at Campion Hall, Oxford came to be painted. They were funded from the sale of Waugh’s biography, Edmund Campion, although Waugh himself had no role in choosing … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Life of Ronald Knox Cited

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A nondenominational religious Blog has included a lengthy cite from Waugh’s biography of Ronald Knox. This relates to Waugh’s discussion of Knox’s friendship with Guy Lawrence. The two became acquainted when Knox, then still an Anglican, was chaplain at Trinity … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Pick-Me-Up Cocktail

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A New Zealand-based news website (Stuff.co.nz) has included a Waugh-sourced cocktail  in an article (“Three ways with…festive fizz“) recommending drinks for the holiday. This is called a “Firestarter,” and Waugh is cited as having introduced it in his writings. Waugh … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Writing x 3

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh scores a hat trick in today’s press with three stories citing him on the art of writing. In the Daily Express, Waugh appears in a review of the BBC’s ongoing series based on John Lanchester’s 2012 novel Capital. The … Continue reading →

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