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Complete Works Event at Literary Leicester Festival, Nov. 12

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

From the Arts & Humanities Research Council’s news pages: It’s been just over a year since work began on the first ever Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh. Together with Oxford University Press and the Waugh family, the project has been … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Dead Meet Up, London, Nov. 26th: “The Loved One” and the Reality of Embalming

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

There is nothing new under the sun. Except, perhaps, this: On Wed., Nov. 26th, at Barts Pathology Museum in London, Dead Meet (“Dating and Networking for Death Professionals”), is holding its Inaugural Dead Meet Up, a networking event at which … Continue reading →

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Lancing College 2014 Evelyn Waugh Lecture

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Sir Peter Bazalgette, Chair of Arts Council England and President of the Royal Television Society, was the guest speaker at the 2014 Evelyn Waugh Lecture at Lancing College on May 1. This year’s lecture, entitled “The Drain Brain,” focused on … Continue reading →

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Speakers announced for 2015 Evelyn Waugh conference at University of Leicester

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

From the University of Leicester’s news page: Acclaimed writers Selina Hastings, William Boyd and Paula Byrne are set to speak at a major conference on the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project – which is being co-led by the University … Continue reading →

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Public lecture on EW by Alexander Waugh: Durham University, March 19, 7 p.m.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Alexander Waugh, grandson of Evelyn and son of Auberon, will give a public lecture, A Word or Two About Evelyn Waugh, at 7 p.m. tomorrow, March 19, at Durham University. Additional details at the link above. Audio recordings of past … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4’s Sword of Honour wins at 2014 BBC Radio Drama Awards

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

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.

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Complete Works project schedules Digital Humanities session at University of Leicester, Nov. 21st

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

From the overview of the event posted at the University of Leicester IT Services site: Join Martin Stannard, Principal Investigator, and Barbara Cooke, Research Associate, to find out more about the AHRC-funded Evelyn Waugh Project including how it plans to use … Continue reading →

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Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project schedules 2015 conference

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh (CWEW) project has announced on its new Twitter account (@CWEvelynWaugh) that the 1st International Conference for the project will be held at the University of Leicester, April 23-26, 2015. Additional details will be forthcoming.

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Shoreham WordFest Evelyn Waugh evening at Lancing College, Sept. 27th

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The Shoreham WordFest literary festival, “[a] celebration of the spoken and written word, with readings and discussion, poetry, song, books, plays and other writings,” will begin its 2013 program of activities with an evening devoted to the life and works … Continue reading →

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Selina Hastings’s Evelyn Waugh republished

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Evelyn Waugh, the highly regarded 1995 biography by Selina Hastings, is being republished in the UK this month by Capuchin Classics, with publication in the US later this year. Several author lectures and books signings have been scheduled to coincide … Continue reading →

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