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Category Archives: When the Going Was Good
Late September Roundup
–A recent issue of the Financial Times carries a story of the impact of Evelyn Waugh and his contemporaries on the latest mens fashions. Here’s an excerpt: This season, menswear has embraced the gimlet-tinged mood of Cecil Beaton’s diaries, the … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Boston Herald, Financial Times, Jonathan Raban, Rupert Murdoch, Washington Post
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Jonathan Raban 1942-2023: R.I.P.
The death earlier this week of Jonathan Raban has been announced. He was a well known British-born writer of travel books and novels, although according to several of his obituaries he objected to his works being labelled “travel books”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Men at Arms, Newspapers, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Guardian, Jonathan Raban, New York Times
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Middlemarch Roundup
–The Financial Times recently considered the revival of the sleeveless sweater–a/k/a tank top or V-neck: “As far as I know, the history of the tank top starts from the 1930s, where men would wear a V-neck slipover that was often … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Bibliophilia, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Daily Mail, Financial Times, Public Discourse, Taki Theodoracopulos, The Spectator
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When the Going Was Good @ 75
Waugh’s collection of travel writings from the 1930s was published in the UK 75 years ago today. This was entitled When the Going Was Good. US publication followed in January 1947. This was has first book to be published after … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, When the Going Was Good
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Juneteenth Roundup
–A recent article in the Times newspaper criticizes plans for reopening some schools after lockdown with what it sees as a confusing “blend” of in-school live and at-home online teaching. Alex Massie opens the article with a quote from Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe, Waugh in Abyssinia, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Daily Mail, Il Primato Nazionale, Information.dk, Jakob Illeborg, Kenyon Review, London Library, The Times
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Penguin Promotes Waugh
Penguin Books, Waugh’s UK paperback publisher since the 1930s, has posted an article by literary journalist John Self about Waugh’s works, most of which are in print in Penguin editions (including some volumes of the attractive 2011 hardback series). The … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Helena, Labels, Twitter, Waugh in Abyssinia, When the Going Was Good
Tagged John Self, Penguin Books
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Book List Roundup: Wuhan Virus Edition
The unfilled hours produced by the disruptions of the Wuhan virus seem to call for more reading and, thus, have apparently inspired the compiling and posting of book lists. Several of these include books by Evelyn Waugh: –The Milwaukee Magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Officers and Gentlemen, Vile Bodies, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Book Lists, Catholic Herald, Daily Telegraph, Esquire, Forbes, Milwaukee Magazine, Russell Baker
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Pre-Thanksgiving Roundup
–Writing in the Guardian, columnist Marina Hyde looks at the recent debacle arising from Prince Andrew’s BBC Newsnight interview. Her story is entitled “How badly must you do your job for your own mother to fire you?” After several comparisons, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Robbery Under Law, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Country Life, Daily Telegraph, Este Pais, Guardian, The American Interest, The Spectator
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Early September Roundup
–Waugh biographer Selina Hastings has reviewed D J Taylor’s recent literary history Lost Girls in the Literary Review. See earlier posts. Her review concludes with this: In Lost Girls, Taylor presents a colourful portrait of this fascinating, sophisticated and highly … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Remote People, Vile Bodies, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Catholic Herald, Flood Magazine, Lana Del Ray, Literary Review, The Spectator
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80th Anniversary of Robbery Under Law
This year marks the 80th anniversary of EvelynWaugh’s book, Robbery Under Law: The Mexican Object Lesson. This was published in the UK in June 1939 and an American edition followed in September under the title Mexico: An Object Lesson. The … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Robbery Under Law, When the Going Was Good
Tagged Mexico, Selina Hastings
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