Category Archives: Events

Waugh Biographer to Appear at Buxton Festival

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Buxton Festival in mid-July will feature a talk by Philip Eade on his new biography of Evelyn Waugh. The talk is scheduled for Wednesday, 13 July at 1:45p in the Pavilion Arts Center; tickets £10.50. This will be a week … Continue reading →

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Waugh Lecture on Friendship with Nancy Mitford

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Lancing College has posted a report on the annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture which was presented last week at the college by Selina Hastings:  Selina’s subject for her talk was the literary and epistolary relationship between Waugh and his lifetime friend, … Continue reading →

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Oxford Literary Festival Announces Change in Waugh Event

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

There has been a change in the Oxford Literary Festival’s event marking the 50th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh death. According to a new announcement, the event will involve the appearance of Paula Byrne, as previously announced, in a discussion with … Continue reading →

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More Details about Leeds Waugh Event

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The University of Leeds has released more information, including booking arrangements, for next Wednesday’s event marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death, Alexander Waugh, Martin Stannard and Dr Barbara Cooke, University of Leicester, … Continue reading →

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Waugh Portrait Featured in Vogue Exhibit

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The National Portrait Gallery in London is currently running an exhibit entitled Vogue 100: A Century of Style. Among the artifacts on show is a 1950 portrait of Evelyn Waugh by photographer Irving Penn. This is described in an arts … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary Presentation of The Loved One

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Two Los Angeles organizations earlier this month jointly sponsored a 50th anniversary showing of the 1965 film adaptation of Waugh’s The Loved One. This took place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on 7 December 2015. The sponsors were the American Cinematheque … 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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Complete Works of P. G. Wodehouse Completed

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The final volume of the complete works of novelist P.G.Wodehouse has been issued. This brings to closure a 15 year project of publisher Everyman’s Library. For the first time all 99 of Wodehouse’s books are in print from a single … Continue reading →

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The Tablet Celebrates 175 Years

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The UK-based Roman Catholic weekly paper The Tablet is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. Among the events related to the celebration that may be of interest to our readers are a literary festival at Birmingham in June and a lecture at … Continue reading →

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Lecture by Dr. Lisa Colletta at the American University of Rome, “Travelers, Exile, and Expats: British Novelists in Hollywood”

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

On November 13 at 7:00 p.m., at the American University of Rome, Dr. Lisa Colletta will give her inaugural lecture as a full professor at AUR. Based upon her 2013 book exploring the same subject, her lecture “Travelers, Exile, and … Continue reading →

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