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Category Archives: Remote People
Waugh and Powell in the Spectator
The Spectator has posted a podcast in which Hilary Spurling, author of the recent biography of Anthony Powell, discusses the book with Sam Leith, the Spectator’s literary editor. Near the end of the interview Spurling is comparing the lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Remote People
Tagged Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail, Expressen, Hilary Spurling, Mark Amory, The Spectator
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Waugh and the Horn
Another article has appeared contrasting Evelyn Waugh’s dismissive attitude toward Djibouti in the 1930s with the bustling activity there today. This is entitled “Scramble for the Horn” by Oliver Miles in the London Review of Books: Evelyn Waugh, who passed through … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Remote People
Tagged Djibouti, London Review of Books, Oliver Miles
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Two Openings and a Debut
A Waugh quote opens an article in the South China Morning Post about Djibouti: Not that long ago, Djibouti was known for little more than French legionnaires, atrocious heat and being at the other end of a railway line to … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Hampstead, Newspapers, Remote People
Tagged Djibouti, Elsa Lanchester, Risk.net, Running Past, SCMP, The Scarlet Woman
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Waugh’s 1930
An anonymous Spanish-language blogger posting on picapicaweb has written a series of six brief articles tracing Evelyn Waugh’s movements in the year 1930. “Pica pica” is the scientific word for magpie, and the blogger claims to pick up those bits of information … Continue reading
Posted in Labels, Remote People, Vile Bodies
Tagged 1930s, Africa, picapicaweb
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Waugh and the African Railways
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung published in Munich has a feature story (“Afrika-Express”) by Bernd Doerries about the expansion of the railway networks in East Africa financed by the Chinese. Most recently, this involves the opening of a new line in Kenya from … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Remote People
Tagged Bernd Doerries, East Africa, railways, Sueddeutsche Zeitung
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Waugh Included in Ethiopia Collection
An excerpt from Waugh’s 1931 travel book Remote People has been included in a recent collection of writings about Ethiopia. The book, recently reviewed in the TLS, is edited by Yves-Marie Stranger and is entitled Ethiopia: through writers’ eyes. The … Continue reading
Addis Ababa Today
The Guardian in a feature-length article by Jason Burke in its “Cities” series describes the growing unrest in Ethiopia. This has its roots in the country’s land ownership policies under which the government owns all the land and allows development only … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Remote People, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Addis Ababa, Guardian
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Waugh Watering Hole Rescued by Villagers
The Abingdon Arms in the Oxfordshire village of Beckley has been rescued by the efforts of the villagers. They have taken ownership and, according to the Oxford Times, will soon have the pub reopened for business: The Abingdon Arms is a … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Oxford, Remote People, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Beckley, Oxford Mail, Oxford Times
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New Service on Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway
The New York Times has announced opening of service on the new railway line from Djibouti to Addis Ababa (including videos of opening ceremony and trains): The 10:24 a.m. train out of Djibouti’s capital drew some of the biggest names … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Newspapers, Remote People, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, New York Times, Railroads
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Waugh in Happy Valley
A recent story in the Tatler recounts the present day difficulties of the British aristocrats and their descendants who settled in that country’s area known as Happy Valley during the days of the Empire. The story centers on three members of … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers, Remote People
Tagged Happy Valley, Kenya, Raymond de Trafford, Sophia Money-Coutts, Tatler
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