Category Archives: Pixton

117th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s Birthday

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

On this 117th anniversary of Waugh’s birthday, we look back 80 years to see how he celebrated the occasion on 28 October 1940. This was nearly a year after he had joined the Royal Marines. He had arrived back from … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Baby

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Mail has printed the second and final installment of excerpts from Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh to be published in July. Having devoted the first installment to his homosexual affairs at Oxford in the 1920s, this article tells … Continue reading →

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