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Category Archives: Ronald Knox
Henry Green, Enthusiasms, Tammy Faye, and Clarissa
The attempted revival of Henry Green’s works and reputation marches ever onward. The latest contribution is an article by Dominic Green (no likely relationship since Henry’s family name was Yorke) in the New Criterion. Green makes the case that Yorke … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Catholicism, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Letters, Newspapers, Ronald Knox, Scoop
Tagged Clarissa Churchill, Daily Telegraph, Dominic Green, Henry Green, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, New Criterion, Spear's magazine, Weekly Standard
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Weekend Roundup: Somerset in the News
Most of our Waugh news in this week’s roundup come from or relates to the county of Somerset: An Australian radio program on the ABC network announces the upcoming TV series on the career of politician Jeremy Thorpe. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Ronald Knox, Waugh Family
Tagged ABC Network, Ancedotal Evidence, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Jeremy Thorpe, John Preston, Somerset Live, The Farmers Arma, The New European
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Waugh Introduces New Edition of Greek Poetry
References to Waugh’s novels are used to introduce a review of the first volume of a new edition of The Greek Anthology published by Harvard University Press and The Loeb Library. The review is by Hayden Pelliccia and appears in a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers, Officers and Gentlemen, Ronald Knox, The Loved One
Tagged Hayden Pellicia, New York Review of Books, The Greek Anthology
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Ronald Knox, Prose Stylist
In a review of the recent collection of articles Ronald Knox, A Man for All Seasons (see earlier post), Washington journalist Matthew Walther declares Knox to be the greatest English prose stylist of his time (P G Wodehouse excepted). Several … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Collections, Newspapers, Ronald Knox
Tagged First Things, Matthew Walther
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Waugh in Reviews
The Prufrock column in this week’s Weekly Standard magazine contains this reference to the new book Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons, with a link to a review of the book: The Catholic priest Ronald Knox made a deep … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Newspapers, Ronald Knox, Sword of Honour
Tagged Ben Judah, Financial Times, Greg Morrison, London Review of Books, Rosemary Hill, Sreven Runciman, University Bookman, Weekly Standard
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“Two Lives” Reviewed
Waugh’s biographies of two Roman Catholic priests (Edmund Campion and Ronald Knox) were published as a single volume entitled Two Lives in 2002. A paperback edition was issued in 2005. Both editions were published by Continuum International Publishing, an independent academic press … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Edmund Campion, Evelyn Waugh, Ronald Knox
Tagged Eve Tushnet, Patheos
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Ronald Knox Revival
This week’s issue of The Spectator reviews a new collection of Ronald Knox’s works. This is entitled Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons and is edited by Francesca Bugliana Knox, who is related to Knox by marriage. See earlier post about … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Newspapers, Oxford, Ronald Knox, Scoop
Tagged Christopher Howse, Katharine Asquith, The Spectator
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Macaskie Twins Surface at London Book Launch
A posting on the Ronald Knox Society of North America website describes a book launch in London earlier this week. The book is edited by Francesca Knox and is entitled Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons. It is a collection … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Biographies, Events, London, Ronald Knox, World War II
Tagged Francesca Knox, Heythrop College, Ronald Knox Society of North America
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Waugh in Oxford News
Waugh figures in an article in the newspaper Catholic World Report written by a Roman Catholic Rhodes Scholar about her recent experiences as a student in Oxford. She mentions numerous Roman Catholic churches still active in Oxford outside the university … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Chattels & Movables, Newspapers, Oxford, Ronald Knox
Tagged Campion Hall, Catholic World Report, Ducker and Sons
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Waugh’s Eton Envy
Commonweal magazine in its current issue has a review of Adam Sisman’s biography of novelist John le Carre. The review is by Jeffrey Meyers who has also written biographies of several literary figures. Waugh features in the review in connection with le … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Biographies, Ronald Knox
Tagged Anthony Powell, Commonweal, David Cameron, Eton College, Guardian, John le Carre, Justin Welby
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