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Category Archives: Newspapers
Roundup: Changing of the Guard
–The main story of the week is of course the fall of Boris Johnson. Veteran journalist Max Hastings writing in The Times brings a Waugh character into his assessment of Johnson’s career: Herein, I suggest, lay much of the extraordinary … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Newspapers
Tagged Jonkers Rare Books, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, National Catholic Register, New York Times, The Daily Sceptic, The Times
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Waugh and “Cablese”
A letter in the Guardian attributes a humorous but effective example of the use of “cablese” language to a quote of Evelyn Waugh. It is true that Waugh brilliantly parodied the language used by foreign correspondents and their home based … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged "Cablese", The Guardian
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4th of July Roundup
–It is reported in antiquestradegazette.com that the 1944 page proof edition of Brideshead Revisited from the William Reese collection sold at the Christie’s recent NY online auction for $23,940 (£19,050) including premiums. Here’s a link. This was the copy that … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, Chris Pincher, Guardian, New York Times, Penguin Books, The Sunday Post
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Father’s Day Roundup
–The New Yorker offers a special Father’s Day treat by reposting several articles from its archives on the subject of fathers. One of these is the 2007 review by Joan Acocella of the book Fathers and Sons by Alexander Waugh. … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Autographs, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Piers Court, Television Programs, Waugh Family
Tagged Bonhams, Harvard Law School, New Yorker, The Critic, WiltshireLive.com
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Flag Day Roundup
–Author Irvine Welsh (best known for his novel Trainspotting) was interviewed in advance of an appearance at the Beyond the Pale Festival at Wicklow, Ireland, 10-12 June. This appeared in the Irish Examiner. Here’s an excerpt: I’ve always admired writers … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall, First Editions, Items for Sale, Newspapers, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Daily Mail, Irish Examiner, Irvine Welsh, John Atkinson Books, Malcolm Muggeridge, Protean Magazine, The New Republic
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Waugh, the Stirling Brothers and the SAS
The Daily Mail has posted an article from the Mail on Sunday by Gavin Mortimer about his new book The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS. This is about David Stirling, a WWII … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Bill Stirling, David Stirling, Gavin Mortimer, Mail on Sunday, The Courier {Perth & Kinross)
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Memorial Day Roundup
–The Atlantic Monthly has reposted its issue for September 1956. This contains Waugh’s article entitled “Max Beerbohm: A Lesson in Manners”. This was a reprint of the article that had earlier appeared in the Sunday Times. It was a memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Radio Programs, Scoop, Television
Tagged BBC, Gavin Millar, Newsmax, Oxford Mail, Penguin Books, The Atlantic Monthly, The Times
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Roundup: Mostly Books
—The Times has an article describing a re-reading of Henry Green’s peculiar 1939 novel Party Going. This is by Claire Alltree and opens with this: I think of Henry Green’s 1939 novel every time I walk across Victoria station, which … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Internet, Newspapers
Tagged Current Affairs, Henry Green, LitHub.com, Slightly Foxed, The Daily Star (Dhaka), The Times, V S Naipaul
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Summer Solstice Roundup
–In the current issue of Commentary magazine, essayist Joseph Epstein has an article entitled “Good Grief.” This is a fairly light discussion of the heavy subjects of grieving and bereavement. In the course of the discussion, this appears: With Jessica … Continue reading →