Category Archives: Waugh Family

Another Waugh Writer

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Another member of the Waugh family has turned to writing. This is Nathaniel Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson and second son of Auberon. According to a 2003 story in the Guardian by Alexander Chancellor, Nathaniel had recently moved to France from Shepherd’s Bush … Continue reading →

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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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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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Two Hitchenses on Waugh

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Articles on Waugh by brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens have recently been resurrected on the internet. These are Christopher’s essay “The Permanent Adolescent” which originally appeared in The Atlantic magazine for April 2003 and was later collected in Arguably. This is now … Continue reading →

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One of Waugh’s Clubs Will House a School

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Guardian reports that the building at 106 Piccadilly from this autumn will house the Eaton Square Upper School: …the first new co-ed private school in central London for decades, which is preparing to open its doors to the children … Continue reading →

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Martin D’Arcy and Alec Waugh Archives Described

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

There are recent postings relating to the UK archives holding the papers of Fr Martin D’Arcy and Alec Waugh. Fr D’Arcy’s archives are discussed in an article on the Jesuits in Britain website: The collection contains letters from over 700 different … 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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Alec Waugh, War Poet

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

A weblog called “Behind Their Lines” which specializes in WWI poetry has posted a poem by Alec Waugh entitled “The Other Side”. He wrote the poem in March 1917, so this is now its centenary.  The poem was included in … Continue reading →

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