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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
English Men of Letters
Critic and novelist D.J. Taylor’s new study The Prose Factory: Literary Life in England since 1918 is being reviewed in advance of its January 7th U.K. publication date. The book is primarily devoted to those who made their livings as men (or … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Diaries, Vile Bodies
Tagged D.J. Taylor; The Prose Factory; men of letters, The Times
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Brideshead Castle vs. Downton Abbey
Today’s Op-Ed pages in the New York Times carry a story (“The Stately Gift Shops of England”) about the English country house. This is by novelist Charles Lambert who credits this institution’s survival to the heritage industry and its primary advocate, the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Television, Television Programs, Waugh Family
Tagged Castle Howard, Charles Lambert, Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, New York Times
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Sebastian’s New Year’s Resolution
The book publisher Quirk Books has posted a list of New Year’s resolutions recommended for adoption by literary characters. Here’s the one for Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited: We love a good teddy bear as much as the next person, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Adrian Chiles, BBC2, Daily Mail, New Year's Resolutions, Quirk Books
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Waugh in Djibouti
The Daily Beast, an internet newspaper that it owes its title to Waugh, has run a background article on the small east African nation of Djibouti. Their correspondent Tim Mak made a trip to the country which is now host to … Continue reading
Tanks, but No Tanks
A brief history of the Battle of Crete has been posted on a military history weblog. In it there is a brief mention of Waugh and his Commando unit in action. This occurs near the end of the battle: After … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Officers and Gentlemen, World War II
Tagged Battle of Crete
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Waugh and the Turtleneck
The latest New York Times Magazine has a story by Troy Patterson predicting the comeback of the turtleneck. Evelyn Waugh figures in the background material. The turtleneck’s introduction as a fashion statement is traced to the 1920s when Noel Coward … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Oxford
Tagged fashion, New York Times, turtleneck sweater
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Rex Mottram, the Weather Forecast and Papal Infallibility
Rex Mottram’s casual acceptance of Roman Catholic dogma scores a twofer in this week’s conservative Catholic websites. Earlier in the week, it was his understanding of sacred monkeys in the Vatican that rated a mention. Now another site, The Stream, carries … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged global warming, John Zmirak, Papal infallibility
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Cordelia’s Sacred Monkeys
A Roman Catholic traditional rite weblog has posted an article arguing, somewhat tongue in cheek, that Cordelia Flyte’s fanciful tutorial for Rex Mottram’s religious instruction in Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited has, in part at least, come true. Among the beliefs she jokingly told … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Sacred Monkeys
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Battle at “Brideshead”
The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both carry reports of a sibling battle at Castle Howard over the running and occupancy of the estate. The North Yorkshire estate was the setting for both film adaptations of Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. Waugh himself had … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Film, Television
Tagged Castle Howard, Inheritance
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