Category Archives: Newspapers

60th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s Death: 10 April 1966

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

Several papers have posted remembrances of the anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death 60 years ago on 10 April 1966. Here are excerpts from the best two. –The one by Alexander Larman appeared in the Daily Telegraph and was reposted in … Continue reading →

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Easter Roundup

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–Jack Trotter has posted an essay on Waugh’s work in Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. This is entitled “Remembering Evelyn Waugh: Satirist and Defender of Moral Order.” It opens with this: Evelyn Waugh was the 20th century’s finest satirist … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday Roundup

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–The BBC has added several Waugh-related programs. Most notably, the BBC Four TV channel will air a TV rebroadcast of two programs on 9 April. These include the theatrical film adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, first broadcast on BBC in 2011 … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day Roundup

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Sydney Morning Herald has an article about the “co-authored novel”. This is written by Drew Turney and opens with this: Evelyn Waugh is credited with saying “I never can understand how two men can write a book together. To … Continue reading →

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Early March Roundup

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–An exhibit in London which may be of interest is mentioned in the papers. This is Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture. Here are the details: 300 years after his death, a major new exhibition exploring one of the UK’s greatest … Continue reading →

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Daily Telegraph Reviews BBC Waugh Series

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has posted a review of Russell Kane’s series of programs about Evelyn Waugh and his works. (See earlier posts.) This is by Jane Shilling, but it is not clear whether she has seen the entire series. Here … Continue reading →

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Lenten Roundup

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

–Lancing College has announced the details of this year’s Evelyn Waugh Lecture. Here is the announcement: The Head Master, Dr Scott Crawford, requests the pleasure of your company at the Evelyn Waugh Lecture and Annual Foundation Dinner, to be held on Thursday 30 … Continue reading →

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Spectator Compares Waugh Novel to Current BBC Series

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

The Spectator  has an article by Alexander Larman in which he compares the current BBC drama series Industry to Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. Given the contents of Industry, which follows the careers of several young characters working at a London … Continue reading →

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Allan Massie (16 October 1938 – 3 February 2026) R.I.P.

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist and journalist Allan Massie has died earlier this week. Among his obituaries, several mention a connection of his early fictional works with those of Evelyn Waugh. His son Alexander Massie writes: …His novels … ranged widely. He began with … Continue reading →

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Two Interesting Waugh Articles

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Jeffrey Manley

On the same day late last week, two interesting and provocative articles were posted, both of which revolve around Waugh and his fictional characters. The first is entitled “Waugh Warned Us”. It was written by Paul Bauman and appeared in … Continue reading →

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