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Category Archives: Waugh in Abyssinia
Wavian Echoes from Abyssinian War
Milena Borden has sent the following article based on a recent event reported in Italy (see link) that recalls Waugh’s coverage of the Abyssinian War: Earlier this year, in Italy, the mayor and two town councillors of the town of … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Abyssinia, Rodolfo Graziani
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Waugh and Mussolini
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 CarverĀ opens with this summary of Mussolini’s reputation in BritainĀ before the war: In … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Waugh in Abyssinia, World War II
Tagged Benito Mussolini, The Tablet
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Waugh and the Friedman Unit
On a blog specializing in stories about the Iraq War, blogger AlexanderĀ Harrowell describes what isĀ 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
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Abyssinian War, Alexander Harrowell, Daily Mail, Ian Burrell, iNews, Press Gazette, Steven Glover, The Yorkshire Rant
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Scoop Profiled in Arkansas Paper
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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Tagged Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Philip Martin
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Waugh and George Steer (More)
The Spanish newspaper El Mundo has published a feature length story on British correspondent George Steer to markĀ 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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Tagged Abyssinian War, El Mundo, George Steer, Guernica, The Times
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Addis Ababa Today
The Guardian in a feature-length article by Jason BurkeĀ 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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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 Djiboutiās 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 Presentation Copies of More than Usual Interest
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
Posted in Bibliophilia, Items for Sale, Scott-King's Modern Europe, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Hugh Trevor-Roper, presentation copies, York Modern Books
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Journalists in Literature Surveyed in New Book
In a book to be published tomorrow by Bloomsbury, Dr Sarah Lonsdale,Ā who teaches atĀ 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
Posted in Articles, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Remote People, Robbery Under Law, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged PressGazette, Sarah Lonsdale, The Conversation
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Guardian Announces Reopening of Scoop Venue
A recent Guardian article about Ethiopian jazz includes the announcement that the Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa, described by Waugh in his writingsĀ as the favored venue of the press corpsĀ and damaged by fireĀ last year, will reopen later this year: A … Continue reading
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Guardian, Taitu Hotel
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