Category Archives: London

Roundup: A Legacy, a Plaque, 2 Lists and a Mystery

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

British Heritage Travel Magazine has published a profile of Alexander Waugh entitled “A Legacy Revisited”. This is by Stephen G and is datelined 29 March 2018. It opens with a brief summary of the ongoing difficulties of securing and restoring … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Actress Dies in France

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Actress Stéphane Audran who played Cara in the 1981 Granada TV production of Brideshead Revisited has died in France at the age of 85. She was married at one time to new wave film director Claude Chabrol and at another, … Continue reading →

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North London Stage Production to Feature Evelyn Waugh

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

 The Highgate, North London, theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse has announced the premiere of a new play called Happy Warriors that will feature Evelyn Waugh as one of the principal characters. The script is by James Hugh Macdonald and is … Continue reading →

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Sotheby’s to Sell Small Waugh Collection

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Sotheby’s London has scheduled a the sale of small collection of signed copies and first editions of books by Evelyn Waugh on 11-12 December. These are apparently from a larger otherwise unidentified Hampstead Collection of two collectors living in that … Continue reading →

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Pre-Raphaelite Exhibit at the Royal Academy

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Milena Borden has kindly sent us the following report about an exhibit in London likely to be of interest to our readers: The Royal Academy of Arts in London is holding an exhibition ‘Works of Feeling: Pre-Raphaelite Book Illustration’ in … Continue reading →

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Rules Reigns

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Two websites have recently featured articles about Rules, the restaurant near Covent Garden, in both of which Evelyn Waugh is mentioned. Eater London has a background article on the restaurant, its ambience, and its food. The article opens with this: … Continue reading →

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Walking Tour of Mayfair’s Bright Young Things

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Footprints of London has announced a conducted walk through Mayfair which will highlight locations associated with the Bright-Young-Things era. The tour is scheduled for Saturday, 28 October, 1500-1700pm. Here’s a description: A literary romp round Mayfair; the playground of the Bright … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Food Columns

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Lisa Hilton, biographer, novelist and now food critic for Standpoint magazine, was apparently assigned to write a review of a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden called Margot. This establishment was downgraded by some other food critics such as Jay … Continue reading →

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Powell Lecture to be Given by Alexander Waugh

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The annual lecture of the Anthony Powell Society will be given this December by Alexander Waugh at the Travellers Club in Pall Mall, London. Here’s a copy of the AP Society’s announcement: Anthony Powell Lecture Wavian Reactions to Anthony Powell to be … Continue reading →

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Play About Sonia Orwell Opens in London

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Domenic Cavendish writing in the Daily Telegraph reviews a play entitled “Mrs Orwell” that opened recently in London. This is about Sonia Orwell, the secretary at Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine who married George Orwell a few weeks before his death. There … Continue reading →

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