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Category Archives: Newspapers
Jay McInerney Lists Waugh in NY Times Article
In listing his favorite books, novelist and, more recently, wine commentator Jay McInerney included Waugh’s A Handful of Dust. His own first novel Bright Lights, Big City (1984) might be considered a 1980s version of Decline and Fall. In an article … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Articles, Newspapers
Tagged Jay McInerney, New York Times
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D J Taylor Reviews New Waugh Biography
Novelist and critic (and well-known Waugh fan) D J Taylor has reviewed Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh in The National (an assertedly independent newspaper published in Abu Dhabi). As is the case with previous reviewers, Taylor’s verdict is mixed. … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Philip Eade, The National (Abu Dhabi)
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Waugh Adaptations in TLS
The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Film, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Television, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Alexander Larman, BBC, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, TLS, William Boyd
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Eade Biography in Literary Review
Ian Sansom, novelist and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick, has reviewed the new Waugh biography in the current Literary Review. He is a bit more upbeat than some of the earlier reviewers: Unexpectedly, yet … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Ian Sansom, Literary Review, Philip Eade
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Waugh in the Press
The Daily Telegraph’s parliamentary sketchwriter, Michael Deacon, declared himself to have been overcome by too much news last week: Brexit, resignations, votes of no confidence, refusals to resign, Boris Johnson in general, etc., have been too much for him. In yesterday’s column, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged Daily Telegraph, David Hepworth, Guardian, Michael Deacon, Vermont Public Radio
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“Shevelyn’s” Version
In today’s Daily Telegraph online edition there is an excerpt from Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh to be published next week. The article is entltled: “The truth about ‘Shevelyn’: how Evelyn Waugh’s disastrous marriage shaped his fiction” and is based on a … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Evelyn Gardner, Philip Eade
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Guardian Reviews New Waugh Biography
In today’s Guardian (or as it is styled on Sunday the Observer) literary critic Robert McCrum reviews Philip Eade’s new biography of Evelyn Waugh. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited will be published later this week in the … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Edmund Wilson, Guardian, Philip Eade, Robert McCrum
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Brendan Bracken Exhibit Opens in Dublin
The Irish Times has published a brief biographical sketch of Brendan Bracken in conjunction with the opening tomorrow of an exhibit on his life at the Little Museum of Dublin. The article explains Bracken’s rackety early life and education and his close … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers
Tagged Brendan Bracken, Irish Times, Little Museum of Dublin
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Waugh Week in The Times
The Times (a London print newspaper) seems to have declared Waugh Week. On Saturday and Sunday (as noted previously) it published separate full length reviews by Paula Byrne and John Walsh, respectively, of Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Benedict Nightingale, The Times
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Child of Waugh Generation Dies
The Daily Telegraph has announced the death of Henrietta Phipps who was the child of two of Waugh’s friends from the beginning of his career. She was 84. Her maiden name was Henrietta Lamb and she was the daughter of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Newspapers, Portraits
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Henrietta Phipps, Henry Lamb, John Betjeman, Obituaries, Pansy Pakenham
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