Category Archives: Auberon Waugh

Waugh’s Claret Phobia

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

London wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd have posted on their internet site an article by Auberon Waugh about his father’s knowledge of wine. This originally appeared in their house journal Number Three St James’s Street for Spring 1986. They claim Evelyn … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Q & A

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Humorist Craig Brown writing in the Daily Mail makes a case for the elimination of the Q&A following any vocal presentation by an author. He is particularly bothered by the typical literary festival as a waste of time. In the article, … Continue reading →

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NR Marks 10th Anniversary of Latin Mass Revival

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

An article in the National Review cites today (7 July 2017) as the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict’s action to revive the Latin Mass. This was an action that had been sought by the founder of the National Review, William … Continue reading →

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Review of Auberon Waugh Autobiography Posted

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture has posted on the internet a 1998 review of Auberon Waugh’s autobiography Will This Do? The magazine is a publication of the Rockford Institute, a think tank promoting the views of the “paleoconservative,” as … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Desert Island Discs

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Reader David Lull has provided the results of a search for Evelyn Waugh on the BBC database for the entire run of its Desert Island Discs program. Waugh was never a castaway and, if ever asked, he would have surely declined. … Continue reading →

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Final Episode of BBC Arena’s Waugh Trilogy Now Available

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Episode 3 of the 1987 BBC Arena “Waugh Trilogy” is now posted on YouTube. This is entitled “An Englishman’s Home.” With this posting, all three episodes are now available. See earlier posts. Like the previous ones, this episode is also  of a high quality … 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 man who saved the Spectator. He became editor at a low point in 1975 and remained for 9 years during which the magazine … Continue reading →

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Other Waughs

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

British mystery writer Christopher Fowler has posted a brief article on his internet site entitled “Waugh Stories” in which he considers the literary careers of Waughs other than Evelyn. He begins with Evelyn’s older brother Alec: …He’s been described as … Continue reading →

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Pub in Combe Florey Damaged in Fire

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

A fire last week in The Farmers Arms, a pub in Combe Florey, damaged the structure and forced its closure pending extensive repairs. This was reported in the Somerset County  Gazette. According to a later report on ITV news, the pub was … Continue reading →

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More Waughs Than One

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Daisy Waugh, novelist and journalist, is interviewed on the writers’ website Litopia. She is the daughter of Auberon and grand daughter of Evelyn and has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. In the interview she discusses her latest offerings in both … Continue reading →

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