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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Waugh on Weddings
As the month of June approaches, Moira Redmond was inspired to contribute an article to the Guardian newspaper for May 20, 2014 entitled “Marriage plots: the best wedding dresses in literature.” The article is included in a regular column called Books Blog … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Miscellaneous, Waugh Family
Tagged Guardian, Margaret Waugh, Moira Redmond, weddings
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Entire Back-catalogue of Evelyn Waugh Newsletter/Studies Now Available Online
In a major development in the field of Evelyn Waugh scholarship, the entire back-catalogue of the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter/Studies has been made available through the University of Leicester Special Collections Online. The Evelyn Waugh Studies Collection comprises searchable complete runs … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Collections, Complete Works, Evelyn Waugh Society, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Journal, Newsletter
Tagged University of Leicester
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Waugh Letter Appears in The American Reader
Waugh’s April 1946 letter to Randolph Churchill about his visit to the war criminal trials in Nuremburg is reprinted in the latest edition of The American Reader: A Journal of Literature and Criticism. The editorial introduction to the letter suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Letters, World War II
Tagged Nuremberg Trials, Randolph Churchill, The American Reader
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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh: Oct. 28, 1903 – Apr. 10, 1966
Today is the 48th anniversary of the death of Evelyn Waugh.
Posted in Anniversaries, Evelyn Waugh
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Waugh Wins Place in Literary Bad Mothers Competition
In recognition of English Mother’s Day and to counterbalance the rash of greeting card excess, the Guardian has published an article by Moira Redmond entitled Bad Mothers in Books: a literary litany. Top award goes to Charles Dickens with a hat … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Articles, Miscellaneous
Tagged Brenda Last, Guardian, Lady Marchmain, Moira Redmond, Mother's Day, Nancy Mitford
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David Bowie, Waugh Fan
A list of singer/songwriter David Bowie’s 100 favorite books includes Evelyn Waugh’s 1930 novel Vile Bodies. The list appears in an Independent newspaper article that was published in conjunction with the exhibition David Bowie is at the Victoria & Albert museum, which ran for several months … Continue reading
Posted in Sightings, Vile Bodies
Tagged David Bowie, George Orwell
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Complete archives of The Tablet and The Catholic Herald now online
The Tablet and The Catholic Herald have made available online and searchable their archives of past issues. The Spectator did this last year, benefiting greatly Evelyn Waugh enthusiasts and also admirers of the work of his son Auberon, a fixture … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Essays, Articles & Reviews
Tagged Catholic Herald, Spectator, Tablet
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Applicants sought for funded Oxford DPhil (PhD) in connection with the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project
From the announcement by the Faculty of English, University of Oxford: Applicants are sought for a three year, fully funded Studentship (including both fees and living costs) to work towards a DPhil (PhD) in the Faculty of English, University of … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Complete Works, Research
Tagged AHRC, David Bradshaw, Oxford University
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BBC Radio 4’s Sword of Honour wins at 2014 BBC Radio Drama Awards
Jeremy Front’s dramatization of Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, broadcast in seven episodes on BBC Radio 4 last year, won Best Audio Drama (Adaptation) at the 2014 BBC Radio Drama Awards held yesterday in London.
Posted in Events, Radio, Radio Programs, Sword of Honour
Tagged BBC, Jeremy Front, Radio 4, Radio Drama Awards
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