Category Archives: Locations

Mid-November Roundup

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Oxford journal Cherwell reviews a current production of Hamlet at the Keble College O’Reilly Theatre. The review opens with a quote from Evelyn Waugh: “Would you not see a hundred Hamlets pottering about Broad Street?” Evelyn Waugh’s question is … Continue reading →

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Early November Roundup

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Daily Mail reprints extracts from the gossipy personal diaries of journalist and biographer Kenneth Rose. These are from the second volume entitled Who Wins, Who Loses? covering the period 1979-2014: March 29, 1982. Geoffrey Warnock [Oxford vice-chancellor] tells me … Continue reading →

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300th Anniversary of English Novel to be Marked

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

This year is the 300th anniversary of the English novel–at least if one will accept Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to be the first example, as seems to generally be the case. It was published on 25 April 1719. Other contenders … Continue reading →

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John Heygate Archives on Offer

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The auction house Bonhams, in Knightsbridge, London, will hold an auction on 4 December that will include archived letters to John Heygate.  Several of these contain information that relates to Evelyn Waugh. Heygate was a friend of Waugh and his … Continue reading →

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Lancing Chapel to be Completed

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Columbus Day Roundup

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Financial Times recently conducted an extensive interview of the new editor of the Daily Mail, Geordie Greig. Here’s the opening: There is one thing that a journalist can count on, said a character in Evelyn Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop: … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Newman’s Canonization

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Several papers carry stories commemorating Cardinal John Henry Newman on the occasion of his canonization. This will take place tomorrow in Rome. One story, from the religious website Aleteia, mentions the first Newman Center for university students at Oxford that … Continue reading →

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Profile of Fr Martin D’Arcy on Italian Website

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The life and career of Fr Martin D’Arcy are profiled in a recent issue of the Italian-language religious website Radio Spada. Fr D’Arcy was Waugh’s friend and Roman Catholic mentor from the time of his conversion to that faith.  He … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Academia: Shanghai and Oxford

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A paper relating to Waugh will be presented later this week at an academic conference in China. This is entitled “Hearing Voices: The Extended Mind in Evelyn Waugh’s The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold“. It will be offered on Saturday, 21 September … Continue reading →

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Mid-September Roundup: Applause and Design

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Times newspaper carries an excerpt from David Cameron’s new memoirs For the Record in which he recalls his education. After prep school and Eton, he discusses Oxford and concludes with this about his membership in the Bullingdon Club: I … Continue reading →

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