Category Archives: Waugh Family

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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Biography Reviewed in Waugh’s Old Neighborhoods

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade has been reviewed in the Camden Review, which is an arts and entertainment section carried in local North London papers, including the Camden New Journal and the Islington Tribune. The review … Continue reading →

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Martin Stannard Reviews New Waugh Biography

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Martin Stannard, who wrote the standard and so far definitive biography of Evelyn Waugh,Ā has reviewed the latest one by Philip Eade. Professor StannardĀ is also in charge, with Waugh’s grandson, Alexander, of the publication of the complete works of Waugh by … Continue reading →

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Alec Waugh and the Cocktail Party

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The website Vinepair, which is devoted to wine, beer and spirits, has posted an article by Emily Bell about how Alec Waugh inventedĀ the cocktail party. As he explained in an article in Esquire, he set out to find something to … Continue reading →

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D J Taylor Reviews New Waugh Biography

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist and critic (and well-known Waugh fan) D J Taylor has reviewed Philip Eade’s new biography of Waugh in The National (an assertedly independent newspaper published in Abu Dhabi). As is the case with previous reviewers, Taylor’s verdict is mixed. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard Reviews The Prose Factory

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The US neoconservative journal The Weekly Standard in its latest issue has reviewed D J Taylor’s history of the English “man of letters” since World War I . See earlier posts. The book, entitled The Prose Factory, was published earlier … Continue reading →

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Argentine Press Notes Waugh Anniversary and Complete Works

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The Buenos Aires Herald carries an article by Felicitas CasilloĀ marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death and explaining the project that will publish the Complete Works of Waugh. The article begins with a summary of Waugh’s achievement as a writer: … Continue reading →

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British Satire Enjoys Renewed Interest in Sweden

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports a renaissance of British satirical novels in Sweden. In an article by Charlotta Lindell, this is attributed largely to the positive reception of the Swedish translations of the works of writers such as Edward St. … Continue reading →

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