Category Archives: Newspapers

New Swedish Brideshead

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

A review by Johan Norberg of a new translation of Brideshead Revisited into Swedish appears in the Stockholm newspaper Expressen. The translation is by Hans-Jakob Nilsson and the title is En förlorad värld–åter till Brideshead (“A Lost World: Return to … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Ruins, Snobs and Remittance Men

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

An art exhibit in Sheffield is named for a Waugh story. This is Love Among the Ruins at the S1 Artspace gallery. The gallery is temporarily located in the garage of the Park Hill housing estate while another part of … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Confusion

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Independent newspaper in London has a story in a recent issue about the BBC’s long-running program Desert Island Discs. This article by Alex Johnson focuses on book lists and this week opens with a discussion of the choices made … Continue reading →

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Janetta Parladé (1921-2018)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has announced the death of Janetta Parladé. As a young woman, she was a member of the Horizon magazine social set centering on the editor Cyril Connolly. Shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish Cvil War: Janetta … Continue reading →

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Another Private Chapel Story

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Times reports that singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran plans to build a private chapel near his home in Suffolk. This seems to be becoming a trend. See earlier posts. The article by Libby Purves opens with a reference to a Waugh … Continue reading →

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Cecil Beaton Documentary Available Online

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The full length documentary film of Cecil Beaton’s career that was released last December is now available online. See previous post. This is entitled Love, Cecil. The film was briefly reviewed at the time of its release in the Daily … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Proust: A Handful de Chez Quoi ?

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

A brief letter in this week’s TLS raises several interesting points about Waugh’s understanding of Marcel Proust’s A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. This is from Dorothy McMillan at the University of Glasgow: Sir, – As your correspondents have shown … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh’s Oxford (More)

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Two new reviews have been published relating to Dr Barbara Cooke’s book Evelyn Waugh’s Oxford. The first is by literary critic and novelist D J Taylor in the current issue of The Oldie magazine. Taylor opens by placing Waugh’s Oxford … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Brideshead Matters

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article posted on National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce considers whether education still matters and concludes that it should but doesn’t always manage. In order to matter, education must teach the truth as revealed in the wisdom of the … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh and Simon Raven

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

In his Daily Mail weblog, Peter Hitchens wonders whether the popularity of the recent BBC series on the Jermy Thorpe scandal might presage a revival of the Alms for Oblivion novels by one of his favorite under-read authors, Simon Raven: … Continue reading →

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