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Category Archives: Lancing
Roundup: Shopping Lists, Inheritance and a Lecture
–The auction house Bonham’s has on offer an unusual example of Wavian memorabilia. Here’s their description: Collection of 24 autograph postcards (from Piers Court), and 3 letters signed by Waugh (22 “E.W.”, 2 “Evelyn Waugh”, 3 unsigned) to Mrs. [Sylvia] … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Items for Sale, Lancing, Lectures, Letters
Tagged Bonhams, Castle Howard, The Times
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Evelyn Waugh Annual Lecture: 2023
Lancing College has announced the details of their annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture to be convened next month at the college. Here’s an excerpt from the announcement: We are delighted to have Oliver Soden (Teme 2003–2008) [writer, broadcaster and OL] as … Continue reading
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Tagged Evelyn Waugh Lecture, Oliver Soden
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Evelyn Waugh Studies 52.1 (Spring 2021)
The latest issue of the Evelyn Waugh Studies has been published and distributed to members. This is issue No. 52.1 (Spring 2021). The contents and opening paragraphs are as follows: ARTICLES Evelyn Waugh: A Housemaster’s Report Jeremy Tomlinson Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Lancing
Tagged Graham Greene, Jeremy Tomlinson
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Annual Waugh Lecture (More)
As noted in a previous post, the annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture was delivered at Lancing College earlier this week. The talk was given by Jeremy Tomlinson, a former master of the house where Waugh lived as a student. It was … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Diaries, Helena, Lancing, Lectures
Tagged Jeremy Tomlinson
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Annual Waugh Lecture: A Housemaster’s Report
Lancing College has announced the details of this year’s annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture to be held by Zoom Webinar on Thursday, 22 April at 1930-2030 London time: 2021 marks the centenary of Evelyn Waugh leaving Lancing and 50 years since tonight’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Lancing, Lectures
Tagged Jeremy Tomlinson
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Lancing Chapel to be Completed
The Times newspaper reports, in an article by Nicola Woolcock, that the chapel at Lancing College will be completed over 150 years after it was begun: A stunning and distinctive place of worship towering over the landscape has remained unfinished … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Evelyn Waugh, Labels, Lancing, Newspapers
Tagged Lancing Chapel, The Times newspaper
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William Boyd’s A to Z of Evelyn Waugh
Lancing College has posted a report of the talk at the college’s annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture given last month by novelist William Boyd. Here’s Lancing’s description of the event: William Boyd, the master story teller, novelist and screenwriter delighted his … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Lancing, Lectures, Sword of Honour, Vile Bodies, World War II
Tagged Evelyn Waugh Lecture, Ian Fleming, William Boyd
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William Boyd to Lecture on Waugh
Lancing College has issued the formal announcement and details of its annual Evelyn Waugh Lecture that was mentioned in an earlier post: We are delighted to welcome William Boyd, author and screenwriter to Lancing for the first time to give … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Lancing, Lectures, Scoop, Sword of Honour
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Waugh Lecture at Lancing
The Lancing College website has posted a report of last month’s Evelyn Waugh Lecture. This year’s speaker was OL Sir Tim Rice (1958-62) who recalled how events at Lancing had helped shape his career as a lyricist: Tim admitted that … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Alexander Waugh, Complete Works, Evelyn Waugh, Lancing, Lectures, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Sir Tim Rice, William Boyd
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Upcoming Lectures: Lancing, Leicester and Langport
Several lectures have been announced that may be of interest to our readers in the UK: —Lancing College has announced this year’s Evelyn Waugh lecturer: The Evelyn Waugh Lecture was started in 2008 as a means of thanking all members … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Complete Works, Lancing, Lectures, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Lancing College, Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, Nigel Wood, Sir Tim Rice, Somerset County Gazette
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