Category Archives: Remote People

Evelyn Waugh: The Restless Years

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Duncan McLaren has embarked on a new chapter in his online history of Waugh. This is the period of 1930-37 between the breakup of his first marriage and the celebration of his second. He has posted the first installment, as … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Kenya

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A French language weblog is in the process of posting a longer article entitled “The Happy Valley: Des Blancs au Kenya [Whites in Kenya]”. This contains, in part 2, a brief chapter on Evelyn Waugh’s contribution to the subject. The … Continue reading →

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Presidents Day Roundup

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–An article in the current issue of Prospect Magazine wonders when contemporary writers will learn how to successfully incorporate text messages into fiction narratives. By way of background, the article by Jemma Slingo explains how Evelyn Waugh pioneered the technique … Continue reading →

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New German Edition of Remote People Reviewed

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A review of the 2018 German edition of Waugh’s Remote People is published in this month’s online issue of literaturkritik.de. The German title is Expeditionen eines englischen Gentleman, literally “Expeditions of an English Gentleman”. This review  is by Sylvia Heudecker who … Continue reading →

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Sunday Roundup: from Rails to Balls

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

–The new railroad line from Djibouti to Addis Ababa is featured in a recent illustrated story in the Irish Times. This project was financed by the Chinese and was placed into full operation earlier this year. The service is now … Continue reading →

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Political Roundup

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s novel Scoop tops the list of those works cited in this week’s political press: –Tina Brown writes on the 10th anniversary of her news website The Daily Beast and recalls the selection of its name: A vexing problem in … Continue reading →

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Roundup: From Australia to Europe via Mexico

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

–A recent issue of The Australian has an essay by Paul Monk entitled “Western Civilisation: A primer for willing readers.” This includes a broad consideration of liberal arts educational experiences over the years. Among those discussed are the Oxford years … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup: From Germany to Mayfair

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s 1931 travel book Remote People is receivng more attention in Germany. This may be due to the issuance of a new edition of the full German translation that was originally published in 2007. In a Deutchlandfunk radio broadcast (or … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Ruins, Snobs and Remittance Men

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

An art exhibit in Sheffield is named for a Waugh story. This is Love Among the Ruins at the S1 Artspace gallery. The gallery is temporarily located in the garage of the Park Hill housing estate while another part of … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

There is not much to connect TV presenter Anthony Bourdain, whose death was announced earlier this week, and Evelyn Waugh except for their inclination to travel to difficult destinations and then report about it. Bourdain was also a writer, and … Continue reading →

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