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Waugh and Mussolini

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Tablet has published a review of two new books about Benito Mussolini, Italy’s Fascist dictator in the 1930s and Hitler’s ally in WWII. The review by Robert Carver opens with this summary of Mussolini’s reputation in Britain before the war: In … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Friedman Unit

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

On a blog specializing in stories about the Iraq War, blogger Alexander Harrowell describes what is known to those write about such things as the “Friedman Unit”: Those of us who blogged through the Iraq War will of course remember the Friedman … Continue reading →

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Scoop Profiled in Arkansas Paper

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Philip Martin has written an opinion column on Scoop which appears in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s online edition. Excluded from his wife’s book group’s discussion of the novel, he took the occasion to reconsider it (and Waugh in Abyssinia) in his … Continue reading →

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Waugh and George Steer (More)

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo has published a feature length story on British correspondent George Steer to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Steer, reporting for The Times, is credited with … Continue reading →

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Addis Ababa Today

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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New Service on Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Waugh Presentation Copies of More than Usual Interest

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

York Modern Books has published a list of new arrivals which includes two presentation copies of Waugh’s books of more than routine interest. The first is a copy of Scott-King’s Modern Europe which may have been presented to Waugh’s sometimes … Continue reading →

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Journalists in Literature Surveyed in New Book

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a book to be published tomorrow by Bloomsbury, Dr Sarah Lonsdale, who teaches at the City University London, surveys the role of the journalist in British literature over the period since 1900. The book is entitled The Journalist in British Fiction … Continue reading →

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Guardian Announces Reopening of Scoop Venue

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A recent Guardian article about Ethiopian jazz includes the announcement that the Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa, described by Waugh in his writings as the favored venue of the press corps and damaged by fire last year, will reopen later this year: A … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Belton House Library

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A poem entitled “Belton Park” by writer William Bedford has been posted on The Poetry Shed where he is named a Featured Poet. A c.v. and list of his publications can be seen here. The poem was written in memory of Walter Bedford who is … Continue reading →

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