Category Archives: Events

Abingdon Arms Announces Waugh Plaque Unveiling

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Abingdon Arms in Beckley, Oxon., has announced the details of its plans for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the association of Evelyn Waugh with their premises. See previous posts. Here is the message from the organizer of the … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Burgh House Exhibit: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Milena Borden has kindly sent this report of her visit to a Waugh-related exhibit in North London which was mentioned in a previous post: Closing this Sunday, the exhibition A Totally Preposterous Parson: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier is displayed in … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and London Magazine

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Bookseller, a journal covering news of the British publishing industry, carries a story about a new literary prize sponsored by London Magazine. This will:  …celebrate “exceptional” literary fiction and the 2018 edition will award a stand-out debut novel published in the … Continue reading →

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Brideshead at the Mille Miglia

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Columnist and humorist writing as Don Alphonso reports in the weblog of the German paper Der Welt about his visit to this year’s Mille Miglia Storica event in Italy. This is an annual vintage car rally based on an auto … Continue reading →

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Roundup: From Ocean Liners to The Fiddlers Elbow

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The V&A is running an exhibit on Ocean Liners, which remains open until 17 June. Rosemary Hill has written an article about it in the London Review of Books. She discusses the history of luxury liners back to the prewar … Continue reading →

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Waugh Watering Holes in the News

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Two pubs associated with Evelyn Waugh’s life in the 1920-30s have recently been in the news: the Abingdon Arms in Beckley, Oxon., and the Fair View Inn in Llanddulas, North Wales. In  one case the news is good, in the … Continue reading →

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Waugh Short Story to be Presented at Getty Center

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh’s 1930 short story “The Manager of ‘The Kremlin’” will be presented tomorrow as part of program called “Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story” at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This is described as “an annual series … Continue reading →

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Powell and Betjeman in Oxford; Greene in September

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Anthony Powell Society has announced that it will hold a conference in late summer at Merton College in Oxford. The subject will be Anthony Powell and the Visual Arts and the dates are Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 … Continue reading →

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Waugh Exhibit in Hampstead Museum

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Hampstead Museum at Burgh House has announced the opening of a small exhibit “on the landing” relating to Evelyn Waugh. Here’s a description from the museum’s website: Evelyn Waugh, the distinguished twentieth century writer, grew up in North End Road, on … Continue reading →

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Oxford Mail Previews New Book on Waugh

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oxford Mail in an article by Andrew Ffrench offers an advance look at a new book about Evelyn Waugh to be issued next month. This is Evelyn Waugh’s Oxford by Barbara Cooke who is lecturer at Loughborough University and … Continue reading →

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