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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Scott-King’s Modern Latin
In these days of preparation for the resumption of schooling in some form, The Epoch Times has posted an article asking whether parents should be signing up their children for Latin lessons. This is written by Jeff Minick, who opens … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe
Tagged Latin, Philip Spires, The Epoch Times
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Dog Days Roundup: 18 August 2020
–Writing in a recent issue of the Daily Telegraph, literary journalist Jane Shilling bemoans the early reaction of the publishing industry to the coronavirus lockdown. In a period when reading and cooking were two of the activities the “lockdownees” could … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Country Life, Daily Telegraph, Errol Flynn, Forest Lawn, Observer, Russell Shaw, Tom Paxton
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Perry Mason Meets The Loved One
Another review of the recent Perry Mason TV series also implicates Waugh. (See previ0us post.) This is not so much for his admiration of Erle Stanley Gardner but for his sharing with Gardner an interest in “distinctly Los Angelean” themes. … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged CulturedVultures.com, Huw Saunders, Jen Fawkes, Los Angeles Review of Books, Peter Lunenfeld, TheRumpus.net
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Waugh’s V-J Day
V-J Day celebrates its 75th anniversary this week. The Japanese surrendered on 15 August 1945 in Japan but the news was received when it was 14 August in the UK and USA. In Britain this was a much lesser event … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Diaries
Tagged DJ Taylor, Kings College London, New Statesman, Prof Ashley Jackson, Randolph Churchill, V-J Day
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Septimus Waugh in The Tablet
The Tablet’s latest issue celebrates the magazine’s 180th anniversary since its founding in 1840. One of the featured articles is a memoir by Septimus Waugh of his father’s religious beliefs and practices. As summarized by the editors: “Evelyn Waugh is … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged Septimus Waugh, The Tablet
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Roundup: 12 August 2020
–Digital magazine The Big Smoke–Australia has posted a story entitled: “Two literary sons an equal to their famous fathers.” This is by Loretta Barnard. The first successful father/son literary pairing she discusses is that of Alexandre Dumas and his son … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh Family, World War II
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Waugh’s Politics in Fiction and Real Life
Writer and historian Minoo Dinshaw, author of the recently published biography of Steven Runciman, has written an article for Catholic Herald which traces Waugh’s political views through the characters in his novels. It is entitled “Forewaughned” and begins with this: … Continue reading
Posted in Basil Seal Rides Again, Black Mischief, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Catholic Herald, Minoo Dinshaw
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Perry Mason’s Return
Erle Stanley Gardner’s most famous character Perry Mason has returned to TV. This is in a new series on HBO which is about to conclude its first run tonight. Philip Martin has written a background article on the earlier CBS … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Letters, Newspapers, Television Programs, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason, Philip Martin
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New Brideshead Edition Announced
Waugh’s North American publisher Little, Brown & Co. has announced plans to issue a new edition of Brideshead Revisited in November. This is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Little, Brown’s publication of the book in January 1946. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Bibliophilia, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Berkley Books, George Orwell, Little Brown & Co, Publishers Weekly
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Challenging Waugh Question
On this week’s BBC Two episode of University Challenge, a Waugh reference formed one half of a 10 point question. Jeremy Paxman presented the question thus: What five letter word links an ironic synonym for “Force” in Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Scoop, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Jeremy Paxman, University Challenge
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