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Category Archives: Newspapers
The Pursuit of Adaptations
The verdicts on the recent BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel The Pursuit of Love are decidedly mixed. This is not surprising, since the advance announcements indicated this version would take a fresh approach, given that there had been two … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television
Tagged BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Nancy Mitford, New Statesman, The Spectator
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May Day Roundup
–The Daily Telegraph has a preview of the upcoming BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love. See previous post: THE Mitford sisters would doubtless approve. Emily Mortimer, the daughter of the novelist John Mortimer [credited with screenplay for … Continue reading
Two Waugh Favorites on BBC
–Laura Freeman writing in The Times has provided more information on the upcoming BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel Pursuit of Love. After describing two previous Mitford-based TV series (by Simon Raven in 1980 on ITV and Deborah Moggach in … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Television
Tagged BBC, Nancy Mitford, P.G.Wodehouse
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Oldie Digs up Grave Problems at Combe Florey
The Oldie magazine in response to recent stories in the national press about the sale of Combe Florey House has republished an article from 2016 by Teresa Waugh, Auberon’s widow and former owner-occupant of the house. This relates to the … Continue reading
Earth Day Roundup
–Several other papers have run stories about the sale of Combe Florey House. The most extensive photographic displays are in the Daily Mail and Country Life which also have brief discussions of the Waugh family’s associations with the house. The … Continue reading
Another Inez Holden Reprint
The Herald (Glasgow) has a review of another reprint of a book by Waugh’s early literary friend Inez Holden. This is entitled There’s No Story There (1944) and is reviewed by Malcolm Forbes. Here are the opening paragraphs: Inez Holden … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers
Tagged Handheld Press, Inez Holden, The Herald (Glasgow)
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Tax Day Roundup
–An article in Lapham’s Quarterly commemorates Tax Day (even though it may have been postponed in the USA this year). This is from the recent book Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages by Michael Keen … Continue reading
Hetton Abbey Revisited
An article in The American Conservative magazine takes a new look at Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. This is by Peter Tonguette who explains his motivation in the opening paragraph: During the last 12 months, countless old movies, books, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers
Tagged Peter Tonguette, The American Conservative
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Combe Florey Sale Coincides with Waugh Anniversary
In an article in today’s Times newspaper, Patrick Kidd writes: On Easter morning 55 years ago tomorrow [Saturday, 10 April 2021] Evelyn Waugh said his last Deo gratias. After assisting his priest at a Latin mass in the Somerset town … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Combe Florey, Letters, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Waugh Family
Tagged Patrick Kidd, Strutt & Parker, The Times, University of Texas
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