Category Archives: Alexander Waugh

Alec Waugh Remembered

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of The Oldie has a memoir by Alexander Waugh of his Uncle Alec. He was known in the family as “Uncle Sex” and the memoir is written on the 100th anniversary of the publication of his novel … Continue reading →

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Joseph Epstein Reviews Waugh

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Veteran US essayist, short-story writer and former editor of The American Scholar, Joseph Epstein, has written a review of Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh. This appears in the latest issue of the Claremont Review of Books and is as … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail Features Decline and Fall Adaptation

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s Daily Mail carries a feature article (“Love and Waugh”) by Andrew Preston on the BBC adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall. This appears in the Mail’s “Weekend Magazine” and involves interviews with several members of the production’s … Continue reading →

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Waugh Conference Details Announced

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Details have been announced of the Evelyn Waugh conference to be held at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California in the spring. Evelyn Waugh: Reader, Writer, Collector will take place on May 5 & 6 (Fri. & Sat.) to … Continue reading →

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Alexander Chancellor (1940-2017): Savior of The Spectator

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Journalist and editor Alexander Chancellor has died at the age of 77. He is probably best known as the manĀ who saved the Spectator. He becameĀ editor at a low point in 1975 and remained for 9 years during which the magazine … Continue reading →

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Jesuit Journal Reviews Eade Biography

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of America magazine, the journal of the Jesuit order in the US, reviews Philip Eade’s biography of Evelyn Waugh. The review is by David Leigh and is not a favorable one:Ā  Any biographer of Evelyn Waugh (1903ā€“66) … Continue reading →

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Eade Biography (More)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Writer and critic Martin Rubin has reviewed Philip Eade’s biography in theĀ Washington Times: Although there have been several other excellent biographies of Evelyn Waugh, this is perhaps the most penetrating and insightful one to date.Ā Part of this is because of … Continue reading →

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Leicester Schedules Waugh Events for Literary Festival

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Literary Leicester Festival has announced an ambitious schedule of Waugh-related events on Friday, November 18. A panel on textual editing will meet at 3-4pm at which Prof Martin Stannard and Drs Barbara Cooke and Sharon Ouditt will discuss issues … Continue reading →

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Two Waugh Events at Cheltenham Festival

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Cheltenham Literature Festival is featuring two Waugh-related events in October. The first is entitled Evelyn Waugh: Brideshead and Beyond and will involve a panel discussion. Hereā€™s a description: Philip Eade, author of the new biography Evelyn Waugh: A Life … Continue reading →

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Waugh Event in Taunton

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Brendon Books in Taunton will host an appearance of Philip Eade and Alexander Waugh in the Fall. The subject will be the life of Evelyn Waugh. Eade is the author of the new biography of Evelyn Waugh and Alexander Waugh … Continue reading →

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