Category Archives: Events

Bodleian Acquires Ducker Archives

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Oxford’s Bodleian Library has announced the acquisition of the ledger books of the bespoke shoemakers Ducker and Son located for many years on The Turl. See earlier post. The acquisition was made at auction with the the financial support of … Continue reading →

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Waugh Conference Details Announced

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Details have been announced of the Evelyn Waugh conference to be held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California in the spring. Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector will take place on May 5 & 6 (Fri. & Sat.) to … Continue reading →

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Paula Byrne to Appear at Highclere and Other Waugh News

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Biographer Paula Byrne (author of Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead (2009)) will appear in a program entitled “Literature and Landscapes” to be held at Highclere Castle near Newbury, Berkshire, in May. The venue is better known as the … Continue reading →

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Rex Whistler Exhibit at Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian has reported an exhibit of the works of artist Rex Whistler at Mottisfont Abbey, a National Trust property located in Hampshire between Winchester and Salisbury. Whistler decorated the interior of the house in the late 1930s when it … Continue reading →

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Macaskie Twins Surface at London Book Launch

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A posting on the Ronald Knox Society of North America website describes a book launch in London earlier this week. The book is edited by Francesca Knox and is entitled Ronald Knox: A Man for All Seasons. It is a collection … Continue reading →

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John Betjeman on Stage

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A one-man stage performance of Edward Fox playing Evelyn Waugh’s friend and Poet Laureate, John Betjeman, is currently touring Southern England. The play entitled “Sand in the Sandwiches” opened in Oxford last month and is reviewed in the Oxford Mail whose … Continue reading →

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Vile Bodies, with an Emphasis on the Vile

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Sydney Morning Herald reviews a recently-opened exhibit of contemporary Chinese art that is somewhat misleadingly entitled “Vile Bodies.”  Vile Bodies is a catchy title but there are very few points of comparison between Evelyn Waugh’s novel about the party-going lifestyles of … Continue reading →

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Great Parties and Rock Concerts in Literature

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A non-profit organization called Electric Literature, which supports writers and promotes literature, is holding its 2nd annual Genre Ball next week in New York City. In a promotional posting, they name what they deem to be the 11 greatest parties … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Irons at BAFTA Session

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A report on actor Jeremy Iron’s recent appearance at BAFTA’s “Life in Pictures” series is posted on IndieWire. See also earlier post. In reviewing his career, Irons suggests that his selection as Charles Ryder in Granada’s 1981 TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, … Continue reading →

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Scoop in the News

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

There are several references to Scoop in the recent London papers. The TLS has an article in its Blog about the comic use of the language of telegrams. It mentions novels by P G Wodehouse, Mikhail Bulgakov and John Swartzwelder … Continue reading →

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