Category Archives: Remote People

Waugh’s Cities

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Evelyn Waugh’s descriptions of two cities he had visited have been quoted in recent profiles. The first is Bari in Italy which was the staging point in WWII for missions to Yugoslavia such as that to which Waugh was assigned … 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 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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Article Compares Waugh Views on Abyssinia

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest edition of British-based journal History Today (access to full article requires subscription) contains a survey of previous writings relating to Haile Selassie, late emperor of Abyssinia. The article, entitled “Abyssinia Out of the Shadows,” is written by literary … Continue reading →

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Travel-Writing Geezers

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Yesterday’s South China Morning Post reviews a collection of travel writing by those over 60: To Oldly Go. The reviewer separates the writers into those who find travel wonderful, those who take themselves too seriously and those “who have gradually become world-weary, curmudgeonly … Continue reading →

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Penguin Celebrates 80th Birthday Without Waugh

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Penguin Books is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year by publishing 80 books in a Little Black Classics series. These consist of short (c. 60 pp.) extracts from its Penguin Classics series. Conspicuous by its absence is any extract from … Continue reading →

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