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Category Archives: Newspapers
Brideshead at the Mille Miglia
Columnist and humorist writing as Don Alphonso reports in the weblog of the German paper Der Welt about his visit to this year’s Mille Miglia Storica event in Italy. This is an annual vintage car rally based on an auto … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Der Welt, Don Alphonso, Mille Miglia, Rainer Meyer, vintage car rallies
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Tom Wolfe 1930-2018
American novelist, Tom Wolfe, died earlier this week. He will probably be best remembered for his innovative journalism of the 1960s, 70s and 80s but he also branched into fiction with a satirical novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, in … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Ben Lawrence, Catholic Herald, Daily Telegraph, Die Zeit, Jens Jessen, Tom Wolfe, William Cash
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Waugh, Rex Whistler and the English Martyrs
Peter Hitchens has written an essay entitled “Latimer and Ridley Are Forgotten: A Protestant Understanding of England’s Martyrs.” This appears in the current issue of First Things, a nonsectarian religious journal. He argues that Roman Catholics have more effectively promoted … Continue reading
Waugh and Fake News
The Mexican newspaper Milenio, which is published in several editions in all the major Mexican cities, has printed a feature length article on Evelyn Waugh. This is by Danubio Torres Fierro and is entitled “Las fake news según Evelyn Waugh” … Continue reading
Patrick Leigh Fermor Enters the Canon
Dominic Green, writing in the Weekly Standard, discusses the career of Patrick Leigh Fermor. The article prominently features serveral points of contact with Evelyn Waugh, not least their service in WWII Crete (Waugh’s in retreat, Leigh Fermor’s in heroism) and … Continue reading
Brideshead Published in Croatian
Brideshead Revisited has been published in a Croatian translation. This is entitled Povratak u Brideshead and is issued by Mozaik Books. The book is translated by Petra Mrduljaš, and the editor is Zoran Maljković. According to the publisher, this is … Continue reading
U and Non-U (more)
The U and Non-U debate continues in the pages of the TLS. The latest batch of comments centers on the proper salutation before having a drink. A letter takes issue with the Non-U status imposed on “Cheers” by Nancy Mitford, … Continue reading
Put Out More Flags Reconsidered
John Rossi, Professor of History at La Salle University cites Put Out More Flags as underrated, while nevertheless being considered by some as the best novel of WWII. This is in the latest issue of the American Conservative Magazine. Rossi … Continue reading
A Naïve Domestic Little Unicorn
Writing in Forbes magazine, John Mariani surveys wine writing and finds that this is one area where inexperienced “experts” tend to bring too much imagination to bear on their work. He uses a scene from Brideshead Revisited to illustrate his … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Forbes magazine, James Mariani, James Thurber, New Yorker magazine, Wine
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