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Roundup: Letter, Exhibit and Two Recommendations
–A letter from Evelyn Waugh is on offer on the internet. The description and text appear in this posting by the seller Rooke Books: An autographed signed letter from Evelyn Waugh to Eileen Mayo, in the original envelope. Envelope is … Continue reading
Roundup: Book Fair and Vanity Fair
–The Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair in early October has announced its exhibitors and events. This will take place at St Bartholomew’s Church on Park Ave betw. 50th-51st Streets starting 5 October. There are two live events of … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Television, Vile Bodies
Tagged Empire State Book Fair, The Wasteland, Vanity Fair
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Roundup (Exhibits and a Lecture)
–The Historical Association (Richmond & Twickenham Branch) has announced a lecture later this year that may be of interest to our London area readers: Takes Place: 28th September 2023 Time: 8pm Venue: Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant St, Richmond TW9 Description: a fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Forest Lawn Museum, Historical Association, The Herald (Glasgow), The Independent, The Press (NZ)
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Easter Roundup
–Drinks website The Master of Malt has posted a story tracing the history of Cognac. Here’s a contribution from Waugh: …According to Boswell, Samuel Johnson said: “claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Film, Internet, The Loved One
Tagged New York Times, P G Wodehouse Society, Rod Steiger, The Betjeman Society
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St Patricks Day Roundup
–The current issue of The Critic magazine has the latest effort to revive the works of novelist Henry Green. This is in an article entitled “An off-kilter visionary” by Alexander Larman. The article prominently cites Waugh’s on and off relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Festivals, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Theater, Vile Bodies
Tagged Henry Green, Holland Festival, The Critic, The Imaginative Conservative, The Wrap
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Derek Granger: This Sunday in Eastbourne
Derek Granger, producer of the Granada TV series Brideshead Revisited will appear this Sunday, 24 April at 2 pm in Eastbourne College. He is 101 tomorrow, Saturday, 23 April. He will be in conversation with David Grindley at Eastbourne. Here … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Events
Tagged Derek Granger, Eastbourne College
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Partygate Roundup
–An article posted on the website The Conversation,com has attracted a lot of attention since it appeared last week. This is entitled “Partygate Revisited” and is written by Trinity College Dublin senior research scholar Orlaith Darling. She begins with a … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Events, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Jeffrey Meyers, New York Times, Spiked.com, The Article, The Critic, University of Nottingham
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“The Loved One” Features in Two Events
The 1965 film adaptation of The Loved One will be presented next week at an event in New York City. The presenter is musician Fred Schneider, singer with a group called The B-52s. As described in The Asbury (NJ) Press: … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Film, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Forest Lawn, Fred Schneider, The Asbury (NJ) Press, The Los Angeles County Museum
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Columbus Day Roundup
—The Independent newspaper collected from its readers book titles that played on the titles of older books. These were published in a recent article by John Rentoul. One of Waugh’s was selected: 8. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Events, Interviews, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged American Greatness, Duncan McLaren, FlashBak.com, New York Public Library, The Independent, Wall Street Journal
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