Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh

Tony Last and Julian Assange

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A UK political blogger has posted a message comparing the plight of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the hero of Waugh’s novel Handful of Dust. This was T0ny Last, who: … ends the book trapped as a prisoner in the Brazilian jungle – … Continue reading →

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Adapter of Brideshead Film Profiled in Independent

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Andrew Davies, probably the most prominent adapter of books into TV series is profiled in a recent issue of the Independent newspaper. This article is inspired by his latest script which adapted Tolstoy’s War and Peace into a 6-hour series on … Continue reading →

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Waugh and “How to Spend It”

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The London Review of Books Blog has posted an article by Inigo Thomas on conspicuous consumption as evidenced by the magazine How to Spend It that accompanies weekend editions of the Financial Times. The blog article opens with a description … Continue reading →

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TES Cites Black Mischief

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest Times Educational Supplement cites Waugh’s Black Mischief in its “What Are You Reading? ” column. This has an entry by Peter Catterall, Reader in History at University of Westminister and author of several books on British history and politics, who writes: … Continue reading →

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Julia Flyte and the Quality of Mercy

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

An article on the Christian concept of mercy in the recent opinion pages of the Times of Malta opens with a quote from Waugh: In Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited – that great Catholic novel on life, death, the fall from … Continue reading →

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TLS Posts 1935 Review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The curent issue of the TLS posts the 1935 review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion in its Then and Now column. The review is written by A.F. Pollard, Professor of History at University College London and specialist in the Tudor period. … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh, Conversation and Dean Swift

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In a weblog entitled Anecdotal Evidence, blogger Patrick Kurp has posted an article based on Frances Donaldson’s 1967 memoir Evelyn Waugh: Diary of a Country Neighbor. It opens with this quote: “When he came to our house or we took … Continue reading →

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New Book on Roman Catholic Culture Praises Waugh

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A Roman Catholic newsblog OSV Newsweekly has posted a notice reviewing a recent book by Robert Royal. This is A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Traditions in the Twentieth Century. According to the reviewer (Russell Shaw), Royal’s book: …is an attempt — a remarkably successful … Continue reading →

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Two Essays Posted with Brideshead Themes

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Two essays have recently been posted which discuss themes developed by Waugh in Brideshead Revisited. The first is entitled “Is Downton Abbey the best we can do?” and is  posted on a political internet blog called opendemocracy.net, which is self described as nonpartisan. … Continue reading →

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West Country Film Festival to Mark Waugh Anniversary

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Bridport News has announced that the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death will be marked at the upcoming From Page to Screen Film Festival. This will be in Bridport, Dorset from 30 March-3 April. Details will be provided next month. Meanwhile, two … Continue reading →

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