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Category Archives: Locations
V S Naipaul (More)
More articles have come to light in which V S Naipaul’s attitude toward the writings of Evelyn Waugh is discussed: In the online newspaper The Daily Beast there is a story by Alice McNearney about the accidental destruction of Naipaul’s … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Literary Review, V S Naipaul
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Faringdon Auction Includes Waugh Portrait (Update)
In an earlier post, we described a portrait of Evelyn Waugh as a child that was the subject of an auction sale. This included several items from the Faringdon Estate, former home of Lord Berners and his heir Robert Heber-Percy. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Items for Sale, London
Tagged Frederick Etchells, Peter Ellis Bookseller
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Memory of Wartime Piers Court
A letter reposted from the magazine This England recalls WWII schooldays at Piers Court. The magazine appears quarterly, and this letter is in its Autumn 2018 issue. This is from an evacuee who now lives in America. The letter is … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Hampstead, Heath Mount, Newspapers, Vile Bodies, World War II
Tagged Muddy Stilettos, Otago Daily News, Piers Court, This England
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Another Waugh School Under Threat
Last week, The Spectator reported the threat of closure faced by the Downside Abbey School. (See previous post). Now the Daily Mail has announced that another Waugh-related school is endangered, although there is no imminent threat to its continued existence. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Lancing, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, IKEA
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Roundup: From Australia to Europe via Mexico
–A recent issue of The Australian has an essay by Paul Monk entitled “Western Civilisation: A primer for willing readers.” This includes a broad consideration of liberal arts educational experiences over the years. Among those discussed are the Oxford years … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Put Out More Flags, Remote People, Robbery Under Law
Tagged Alex Murray, Edward Gibbon, FiveBooks, Junge Welt, Project MUSE, The Australian, TLS
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Waugh Plaque Unveiled
The Oxford Mail in a follow-up to its previous story, reports on the unveiling ceremony for the Evelyn Waugh Blue Plaque and the dinner that took place yesterday at the Abingdon Arms: Speaking at the ceremony, organised by Beckley and … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Abingdon Arms Beckley, Blue Plaque, Oxford Mail
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Whatever Happened to Harold Claire ?
The Oxford Times in its Gray Matter column includes this among today’s stories: I HAVE often wondered what became of Beckley farmer’s boy Harold Claire, and just possibly I might find out on Saturday night. Claire was a boozing companion of the … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Harold Claire, Oxford Times
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Abingdon Arms Announces Waugh Plaque Unveiling
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
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Memorial Plaque
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