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Category Archives: Newspapers
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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Waugh Novel Included in Best Books of Past 75 Years
Parade magazine is marking its 75th anniversary. It was started in 1941 by what has now become the Chicago Sun-Times as a weekly insert for Sunday newspapers. They asked novelist Ann Patchett to make a list of the best 75 books … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Ann Patchett, Parade magazine
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Evening Standard Reviews New Biography
Yesterday’s Evening Standard published a review of Philip Eade’s new biography of Evelyn Waugh. This is the first daily newspaper review of the book, which is to be published next month in the UK. See earlier post. The review is … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged David Sexton, Evening Standard, Philip Eade
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Film Inspired by Brideshead Revisited Released on DVD
The Bay Area Reporter, a San Francisco area weekly newspaper dedicated to reporting news of interest to the LGBT community, has reviewed a recent film entitled Those People. This has just been released on DVD and is “loosely based” on … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Bay Area Reporter, Those Poeple
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Swiss Publisher Completes Reprints of Waugh Fiction
The Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag has completed the republication in German of all of Waugh’s fiction (including collected stories). The project was brought to conclusion in March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. It began in 2013 with Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged Diogenes Verlag, German translations
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Brideshead Reviewed in Brighton (More)
Drama critic David Guest has reviewed the Brighton performance of Brideshead Revisited in the Chichester Observer. He found the production to be “undeniably brave but extremely bitty,” and that it might “make the audience feel that they are just mugging up … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Brighton, Chichester Observer, David Guest, Gay Times
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British Satire Enjoys Renewed Interest in Sweden
The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports a renaissance of British satirical novels in Sweden. In an article by Charlotta Lindell, this is attributed largely to the positive reception of the Swedish translations of the works of writers such as Edward St. … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged British satirical novels, Charlotta Lindell, Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden
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Waugh Works Named in Newspaper Shortlists
Two of Waugh’s books feature in recent newspaper shortlists. In the Daily Mail, novelist Charles Cumming names Scoop as his desert island book. Cumming is a writer of spy novels said by some to be the John Le Carre and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Charles Cumming, Daily Mail, Shortlist Magazine
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