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Category Archives: Newspapers
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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Brideshead Reviewed in Worcestershire (More)
The Redditch Advertiser and other local papers has published a review of the Malvern performance of the Brideshead Revisited stage production. This is by Alan Wallcroft who emphasizes that the performance in Malvern is a “nostalgic homecoming” for this story: which owes … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Alan Wallcroft, Behind the Arras, Redditch Advertiser, Tim Crow
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The Daily Beast on The Daily Beast
In an article in the online newspaper The Daily Beast, Robert Bateman describes the origin of the paper’s name. He recounts how the 1935 Abyssinian War was influenced by the First Abyssinian War of 1895-96, which Italy lost disastrously. Benito Mussolini was 13 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Abyssinia, Robert Bateman, The Daily Beast
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Waugh and Ian Fleming
In an article published in the Guardian, Nicholas Lezard reviews the recent collection of Ian Fleming’s letters entitled The Man with the Golden Typewriter. This is edited by Fergus Fleming, author of several books and Fleming’s nephew (son of his … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Collections, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, The Holy Places
Tagged Guardian, Ian Fleming, Nicholas Lezard
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Waugh on Champagne in WSJ
Evelyn Waugh’s advice on when to drink champagne is offered again in a Wall Street Journal article on the subject. As noted in an earlier post, this comes from an article he wrote for Vogue magazine near the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Auberon Waugh, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Champagne, Wall Street Journal
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Daily Mail Reviews Brideshead Again
The Daily Mail, which published one of the most positive reviews of the stage production of Brideshead Revisited now touring England (see earlier post), has posted another review. This latest version is by Robert Gore-Langton, who saw the performance at Bath and is … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Theater
Tagged Daily Mail, Robert Gore-Langton
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The Long Weekend (More)
D.J. Taylor has reviewed Adrian Tinniswood’s book The Long Weekend in the Wall Street Journal. This is a social history of Britain between the wars. Both Alec and Evelyn Waugh merit attention in Taylor’s article, which is entitled “Do not … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Adrian Tinniswood, Country Houses, D.J.Taylor, Wall Street Journal
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75th Anniversary of Battle of Crete Marked in German Paper
In yesterday’s Süddeutsche Zeitung there is a feature story by Kurt Kister about the Battle of Crete. This was fought 75 years ago this week. Since it was one of the German Army’s last clear victories (although a costly one … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Battle of Crete, Kurt Mister, Süddeutsche Zeitung
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