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Category Archives: Newspapers
Waugh’s Ear Trumpet on Auction
One of Waugh’s ear trumpets will be auctioned on March 30 along with several books and letters from a collection which is being sold off. The auctioneer is Forum Auctions, but the catalogue is not yet available online. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Chattels & Movables, Items for Sale, Newspapers
Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, ear trumpets, Forum Auctions
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Charles Ryder’s Outside-the-Book Experiences
Two postings make use of Charles Ryder’s experiences from Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited in contexts outside the structure of the novel. On a Roman Catholic weblog (Aleteia), Br. Silas Henderson is reminded, on the Feast Day of the Epiphany (6th January), of Charles’ experience … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers
Tagged Feast of Epiphany, Manchester City FC, Newsweek.com, Premier League Football
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Penelope Betjeman and Helena
The Daily Telegraph has published an excerpt from a book about Penelope Betjeman, a close friend of Evelyn Waugh to whom he dedicated his historical novel Helena (1950). The book about Penelope (to be entitled Mrs Betjeman), is described as … Continue reading
Waugh Among the Funniest
The Guardian asked writers to name the funniest book they had read. The results are in today’s issue where the choices of 14 of those polled are reprinted. Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies was selected by another comic novelist David Lodge … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh Society, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged David Lodge, Guardian, Jonathan Coe
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Don’t Call Me Evie
In an article in the latest Weekly Standard, essayist and frequent contributor Mr Joseph Epstein complains of the current habit of addressing complete strangers by their first names. He cites as an annoying example a recent reply email from the … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Joseph Epstein, manners, Weekly Standard
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Evelyn Waugh, Secret Agent?
There have been two articles posted within the last month which suggest that Evelyn Waugh was, along with other writers of his generation, at some time during his career in the employ of the secret intelligence services. The first, written … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Graham Greene, Journalists and Espionage, The Morning Star, The Orwell Society
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Party Time: Vile Bodies and Bruno Hat
The anticipation of New Year’s Eve parties inspired media references to Vile Bodies. In an entertainment news blog (Salon.com), several memorable party scenes from films were recalled. The opening scene from Stephen Fry’s film adaptation of the novel (retitled as Bright … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Film, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Bruno Hat, Jot101, Patrick Balfour, Salon.com, Tages-Anzeiger
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El Mundo Writes of Sybille Bedford’s Debt to Waugh
A Spanish-language article in the daily newspaper El Mundo published in Madrid relates the story of author Sybille Bedford’s struggle to start her writing career. This did not begin until she was in her 40s. She was born in Germany into a half Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged El Mundo, Sybille Bedford, The Legacy
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Letter to Times Cites Waugh Defense of Wodehouse
In a letter to The Times (headed “Wodehouse’s World”) arising from reports of the archiving of the papers of P G Wodehouse at the British Library (see earlier post), a reader has added Evelyn Waugh to the list of those who … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Radio Programs, World War II
Tagged P G Wodehsose, The Times
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New Year Greetings via Evelyn Waugh in GQ
GQ magazine includes a quote from Evelyn Waugh in its New Year’s greeting article by Scott Meslow (“Champagne is an Anytime Drink”): Here is the best time to drink Champagne: whenever. Throwing a dinner party? Keep a nice bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Champagne, GQ, Scott Meslow, Vogue
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