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Category Archives: Newspapers
Roundup: Baby Jungman, Proust, Japan and Zeppelins
–Mark McGinness has written an obituary of Desmond Guinness for the Australian literary magazine Quadrant. In this he adds another Waugh connection not mentioned in the English and Irish papers. See previous post. After his marriage to his first wife … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Complete Works, Diaries, Men at Arms, Newspapers
Tagged Desmond Guinness, Marcel Proust, Quadrant, Radio Times, Standpoint, Taichi Koyama, The Sinpapore Grip, WeaponsandWarfare.com
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Ronald Harwood (1934-2020) R I P
The Daily Telegraph has an obituary of Ronald Harwood, noted primarily as a writer of screenplays based on adaptations of novels or plays. These adaptations include such well-received films as the Oscar-winning The Pianist (2003), One Day in the Life … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Film, Newspapers, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Theater
Tagged Ronald Harwood, The Daily Telegraph, The Times
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National Review’s Scoop Podcast
National Review has posted a 30 minute podcast devoted to Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop. In the podcast NR’s John J Miller interviews Christopher Scalia of the American Enterprise Institute. Both participants are familiar with the book as well as Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Scoop
Tagged Christopher Scalia, John J Miller, National Review
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Labor Day Roundup
–Sebastian Payne writing in the Financial Times describes a non-boring dinner party of his own contrivance. The venue will be Riley’s Fish Shack at Tynemouth on the northeast coast of England and the chef will be Adam Riley, apparently owner … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Lectures, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Durham University, Financial Times, Irish Times, Oxford University Press, The Tablet
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New Biography of Graham Greene
A new biography of Graham Greene has been published. The UK edition is entitled Russian Roulette and is written by Richard Greene (no relation but editor of a collection of Graham’s letters). The book is reviewed in the Sunday Times by … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Diaries, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Evening Standard, Graham Greene, Richard Greene, Sunday Times
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Roundup: Agony Aunts and Metroland
–In the Daily Telegraph, Rowan Pelling muses over whether novelists would make good advice to the lovelorn “agony aunts”. Pelling has always thought Edith Wharton would be excellent and notes that Simone de Beauvoir and Anaïs Nin in fact functioned … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Film, Interviews, Newspapers, Ronald Knox, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, The Times, The Wanderer
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Desmond Guinness (1931-2020) R.I.P.
A recent issue of The Times carries the obituary of Desmond Guinness who died on 20 August at the age of 88. He was the younger son of two of Waugh’s closest friends during the early days of his career: … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Desmond Guinness, The Times
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New Book Features Madresfield
The Daily Mail has posted an excerpt from a new book about English country houses. This is by Clive Aslet, former editor of Country Life and is entitled Old Homes, New Life. It is based on visits he has made … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Country Houses, Daily Mail, Madresfield Court, Tatler
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Waugh Night on BBC Four and Queer Stately Homes
–The BBC has announced the TV programming for next week that will include two Evelyn Waugh events on Thursday, 27 August. The first will be a rebroadcast of the 2008 theatrical film version of Brideshead Revisited, co-produced by the BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Film, Interviews, Newspapers, Television Programs
Tagged BBC Four, Country Houses, Daily Telegraph, Face to Face
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Scott-King’s Modern Latin
In these days of preparation for the resumption of schooling in some form, The Epoch Times has posted an article asking whether parents should be signing up their children for Latin lessons. This is written by Jeff Minick, who opens … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe
Tagged Latin, Philip Spires, The Epoch Times
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