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Category Archives: Alexander Waugh
Take a Pew, or Not, as the Case May Be
In “The Times Diary” column of today’s edition of the paper, Patrick Kidd writes this about relations between Evelyn Waugh and John Betjeman: WAUGH OF WORDS Visitors to Combe Florey, the family home of Evelyn and Auberon Waugh, used to … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Cecil Beaton, John Betjeman, Jonathan Smith, New Statesman, Patrick Kidd, The Times
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Alexander Waugh Replies: Whose Howlers?
In a previous post, we noted Lewis Jones’ selection in The Spectator of Alexander Waugh’s recent book on the identity of Shakespearian authorship as a book of the year. Jones had some reservations about the book, to which Mr Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Independent Theatre Adelaide, Lewis Jones, Shakespeare, Spectator
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Waughs in Spectator Books of the Year
The Spectator is publishing its annual list of Books of the Year selected by various writers. Among the choices in this week’s column is this one by journalist Lewis Jones, who writes for both the Spectator and the Telegraph: I … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged Books of the Year, Lewis Jones, Shakespeare, The Spectator
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Alexander Waugh to Chair Panel at Literary Leicester Festival
A panel has been announced for the Literary Leicester Festival on the subject “Remembering Alexander Chancellor (1940-2017).” He was editor and contributor to several journals, including most notably The Spectator. The panel will he chaired by Alexander Waugh, his son-in-law … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Festivals, Humo(u)r
Tagged Alexander Chancellor, Literary Leicester Festival, University of Leicester
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Shakespeare’s Grave: Contrary Voices
In a previous post, we reported the conclusions of Alexander Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson, that William Shakespeare was buried in Westminster Abbey, not Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. It is not surprising that the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald has published differing views: THE Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Shakespeare's grave, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, Weekly Standard
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Evelyn Waugh’s Birthday 28 October 2003
Today is the 114th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s birthday. This has been announced in several news sites that track this sort of thing. Perhaps not coincidently, the Guardian has chosen this date to report that Waugh’s grandson, Alexander, will announce … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, Edward de Vere, Guardian, Shakespeare, Westminster Abbey
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First Complete Works Volumes Published
The first four volumes of Evelyn Waugh’s Complete Works have been published by Oxford University Press. Alexander Waugh is interviewed on BBC Radio 4 in yesterday’s edition of World at One in connection with this event. The interview is by … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Alexander Waugh, Complete Works, Diaries, Interviews, Newspapers, Oxford, Radio Programs, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC Radio 4, David Sexton, Evening Standard, Luke Jones, World at One
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Oxford Mail Surveys Complete Works
The Oxford Mail has published a feature length article on the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh. The project will launch next month with the publication of four volumes, including Precious Waughs, the first of 12 volumes of “personal writings.” These … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Complete Works, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Mail, Oxford University Press
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Powell Lecture to be Given by Alexander Waugh
The annual lecture of the Anthony Powell Society will be given this December by Alexander Waugh at the Travellers Club in Pall Mall, London. Here’s a copy of the AP Society’s announcement: Anthony Powell Lecture Wavian Reactions to Anthony Powell to be … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Lectures, London
Tagged annual lecture, Anthony Powell Society, Travellers' Club
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