Category Archives: Waugh Family

Alexander Waugh to Speak on Combe Florey

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The University of Leicester has announced a lecture by Alexander Waugh on Evelyn Waugh’s views on the English country house, with particular reference to his own house, Combe Florey, in Somerset. The talk is open to the public (£3 admission) … Continue reading →

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Three Waughs Mentioned in Independent Article

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In last week’s Independent on Sunday, columnist and novelist D J Taylor mentioned three Waughs in his column. He was discussing the hardships worked on the children of successful parents as they sought to find their own careers. After discussing … Continue reading →

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TLS Reviews Memoir of Gore Vidal

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In this weeks TLS James Campbell reviews Sympathy for the Devil, a memoir of Gore Vidal by novelist Michael Mewshaw. The review mentions a 1978 dinner party in Italy to which Mewshaw invited Vidal and his partner Howard Austen. The … Continue reading →

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Waugh Identified as Character Model in Daughter-in-Law’s Thriller

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

Ephraim Hardcastle, a gossip columnist for the Daily Mail, has identified Evelyn Waugh as a possible model for the villain in his daughter-in-law’s new thriller. Hardcastle writes in the paper’s 25 November edition about the latest novel (A Long Hot Unholy … Continue reading →

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Memoir of Lord Berners’ Menage is Published

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

A memoir of the residents of Lord Berners’ Faringdon House estate in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) has been written by the granddaughter of one (or possibly two) of them. This is The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me , … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Weddings

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

As the month of June approaches, Moira Redmond was inspired to contribute an article to the Guardian newspaper for May 20, 2014 entitled “Marriage plots: the best wedding dresses in literature.” The article is included in a regular column called Books Blog … Continue reading →

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Public lecture on EW by Alexander Waugh: Durham University, March 19, 7 p.m.

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Alexander Waugh, grandson of Evelyn and son of Auberon, will give a public lecture, A Word or Two About Evelyn Waugh, at 7 p.m. tomorrow, March 19, at Durham University. Additional details at the link above. Audio recordings of past … Continue reading →

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Complete archives of The Tablet and The Catholic Herald now online

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

The Tablet and The Catholic Herald have made available online and searchable their archives of past issues. The Spectator did this last year, benefiting greatly Evelyn Waugh enthusiasts and also admirers of the work of his son Auberon, a fixture … Continue reading →

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In Search of Nancy: A first trip to the Evelyn Waugh Archive

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

A new blog, Waugh and Words, created by Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project at the University of Leicester, features an essay by research associate Barbara Cooke in which she describes her first visit to Alexander Waugh’s home and reflects … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh’s ear trumpet vs. £4,000 worth of electronic hearing aids

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Alexander Chancellor tries Waugh’s notorious ear trumpet, and is impressed: On Christmas Day, in the Somerset home of my daughter Eliza, and her husband, Alexander Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson, I was offered the novelist’s old ear trumpet to try. I am … Continue reading →

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