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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Waugh’s Visit to May Morris
The recent discovery of the journals of May Morris, daughter of the more famous William, has inspired an exhibit devoted to her life and works. The journals reportedly reveal that she was responsible for many of the creative designs that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Daily Mail, Kelmscott Manor, Mary Lobb, May Morris, The Times, William Morris Gallery
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The Waughs and the Leigh Fermors
Two recent books about Patrick Leigh Fermor (Paddy) and his wife Joan include material about their interactions with Evelyn Waugh, his wife Laura, and their mutual friends: The first is Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor by Simon Fenwick. Evelyn … Continue reading
Anthony Powell Biography (More)
The new biography of Anthony Powell by Hilary Spurling has been widely reviewed in the British press and several additional reviews have cited Evelyn Waugh’s friendship with Powell. Nicholas Shakespeare, writer and director of the BBC Arena documentary “The Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell, Daily Telegraph, Dance to the Music of Time, DJ Taylor, Irish Times, Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times
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Another Lygon and More Bridesheads
The Daily Mail has an article about a recently pubished diary kept by two early women undergraduates at St Hugh’s College, Oxford: Dorothy Hammonds and Margaret Mowll. Their diary starts in 1905 and describes the restricted lives of the Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Theater
Tagged Daily Mail, Independent Theatre Adelaide, Lygon family, St Hugh's College, Tom Stoppard Arcadia, University of Louisiana Lafayette
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Paperback of Eade Biography Issued in USA
Picador USA has announced the publication of the paperback edition of Philip Eade’s biography in the USA. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, was first published in the USA last year by Henry Holt. Both publishers are subsidiaries … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies
Tagged Philip Eade, Picador USA
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Brideshead Film Emerges in Weinstein Scandal
In wake of the sexual harassment scandal involving US filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, the New York Post has reported an incident arising from the production of the 2008 film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. In 2007, Weinstein visited the production on location … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Emma Thompson, Harvey Weinstein, Hayley Atwell, New York Post
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Three Generations of Waughs in The Oldie
Various Waughs (and their associates) are scattered throughout the pages of this month’s issue of The Oldie. The leading feature article by Alan Thomas is about the Bright Young People and opens with a reference to Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies: … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Biographies, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Anthony Powell, BBC Arena, Daily Telegraph, Nicholas Shakespeare, Selina Hastings, The Oldie
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London in the Slump
A new book has been published about London in the 1930s. This is entitled Playboys and Mayfair Men and is written by Angus McLaren, Professor Emeritus at University of Victoria. The book focuses on a sensational jewel robbery at the … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Black Mischief, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Angus McLaren, Bookriot, Clay Andres, Shelter Island Reporter
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New Edward St Aubyn Novel Published
A new novel by Edward St Aubyn (well known in this parish) has been published in both the UK and USA. This is Dunbar and is a reimagining of Macbeth in the Hogarth Shakespeare series. This involves leading writers such … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell, Edward St. Aubyn, Hogarth Shakespeare, Maclean's, Observer
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