Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh

Scoop TV Film To Be Aired

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The 1987 TV film of Scoop will be available for streaming starting 11 December on Acorn TV. The script is by novelist William Boyd and is based on Evelyn Waugh’s 1938 novel which satirizes Fleet Street journalism. Outstanding performances include … Continue reading →

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Two Events to Mark 50th Anniversary of Waugh’s Death

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Two events have been announced related to the 50th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death next Easter. The Brotherton Gallery at the University of Leeds will host an exhibit of the manuscript of Vile Bodies and other items relating to Waugh from … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Jesuits

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Jesuit magazine America runs an article in its latest issue about a recent conference on the Roman Catholic Literary Imagination. One of the participants, Mark Bosco, S.J., used the occasion to look back over the 20th century to identify writers … Continue reading →

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Waugh Story Included in Penguin Collection

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s short story “Cruise” has been selected for inclusion in volume 2 of the Penguin Book of the British Short Story: From P.G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith. The story first appeared in Harper’s Bazaar (London, February 1933) and was first collected … Continue reading →

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Waugh Story on BBC Radio

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 Extra will broadcast an adaptation of Waugh’s short story “Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing.” This will be a 45-minute performance transmitted tomorrow (Wednesday, 11 November) at 11:15 and 21:15 British time. It will be available on the internet shortly after the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Listed on New Rare Book Index

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Financial Times has published a report of an index which tracks the prices of rare first editions. Among the 35 titles included is Waugh’s Decline and Fall which is listed at £9,364. Waugh’s friends Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and George Orwell are among … Continue reading →

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Stage Adaptation of Brideshead to Premiere Next Spring

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The York Theatre Royal has announced the premiere of an adaptation of Brideshead Revisited next April following a 4.1 million pound redevelopment of its facilities. The script is by Wakefield playwright Bryony Lavery and the production will be directed by … Continue reading →

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Visit to Combe Florey

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

A West Country blogger (Hasenschneck, which, I think, means rabbit-snail in German) has posted several photos with narrative of a recent visit to Waugh’s house and grave at the village of Combe Florey. The entry is entitled “By Special Request” and … Continue reading →

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Waugh-Era Map of “Whispering Glades” on Internet

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Los Angeles Magazine has republished a 1950 tourist map of Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, CA from the collection of the Los Angeles Public Library. This was Whispering Glades in Waugh’s 1948 novel The Loved One. A brief history of … Continue reading →

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Guardian Names Waugh Meal as One of Most Memorable

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has today (Waugh’s birthday) included a meal from one of his short stories as one of the 10 most memorable meals in literature. This is the feast ordered in Paris by the White Russian veteran of Kolchak’s legions who had … Continue reading →

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