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Category Archives: Waugh Family
New Year’s Roundup
A recent review in The Times of Tina Brown’s new book The Vanity Fair Diaries opens with this: “Where you see zippy, zesty lesbian Jewesses bubbling with new ideas, I see plodding, ill-mannered, bottomlessly earnest boobies . . . I do not … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Scoop, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Daily Mail, Guardian, honours list, Paul Bradbury, The Times, Tina Brown, Total Croatia News
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Correspondence in Spectator re Waugh’s Oxford “Degree”
Alexander Waugh’s letter in the 25 November 2017 issue of The Spectator regarding the conclusion of his grandfather’s Oxford career has engendered a chain of responses comparable to those in which his grandfather used to engage. Alexander’s letter stated: “Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Alexander Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Dr Geoffrey Thomas, Peter Loring, The Spectator, Timothy O'Sullivan
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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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Evelyn Waugh, Essayist
A Spanish language website has reposted a 2011 article from the Guardian’s “Top 10” series in which journalist Harry Mount, now editor of The Oldie, lists his favorite essays. He begins by defining the term: There’s not much point in … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged Daisy Waugh, Essays, Guardian, Harry mount, iNews
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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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Waughs Feature in Spectator Strip Cartoon
Evelyn Waugh and his son Auberon feature in this week’s strip cartoon in the Spectator’s “Title Stories” column. The cartoon is by Gary Dexter and is entitled “Writers’ Letters: Evelyn Waugh on Auberon Waugh.” The first panel shows an accurate … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Humo(u)r, Letters, Newspapers, Portraits
Tagged Alexander Waugh, Gary Dexter, Martin Luther, Reza Aslan, Strip Cartoons, The Spectator
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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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Lady Burghclere’s Maid
The Mail on Sunday has published extracts from letters relating to the break-up of Evelyn Waugh’s first marriage. These letters were written by Ethel North to a friend of hers (Elsie Merrall) over a a period of years (1919-33) during … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Waugh Family
Tagged Ethel North, Lady Burghclere, Mail on Sunday
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