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Category Archives: Waugh Family
Alexander Waugh US lecture tour in March
Alexander Waugh will give several public lectures on the subject of “Evelyn Waugh and the Question of Inheritance” during his visit to the United States this March. The lectures will be at the Evelyn Waugh Conference at Loyola Notre Dame … Continue reading
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Evelyn Waugh Conference & Exhibit in Baltimore
Loyola Notre Dame Library in Baltimore is hosting two events this year to commemorate Evelyn Waugh’s visits to the United States in the late 1940s. Evelyn Waugh Exhibit (February 27th to April 7th): “An Englishman in Catholic America,” a display of … Continue reading
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Guardian interview with Alec Waugh’s son Peter
The Guardian interview (Nov. 25, 2011) with Alec Waugh's son, Peter, paints a less than flattering picture of Evelyn Waugh as an uncle: When he was nine, Peter was introduced to Evelyn. It is a vivid memory. His uncle sat … Continue reading
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Alec Waugh titles republished by Bloomsbury
The Guardian reports today on Bloomsbury Publishing's announcement of a new digital imprint, Bloomsbury Reader, whose mission is to bring back to life "hundreds of forgotten classics." The Bloomsbury Reader list will be focused on ebooks, but will also make … Continue reading
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Henley Literary Festival
This year's Henley Literary Festival (Sept. 28 to Oct. 2) features two talks of particular interest to Waugh enthusiasts. Selina Hastings (Fri. Sept. 30): "To write biographies of great writers is a task fraught with danger but Selina Hastings has … Continue reading
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Third Evelyn Waugh Conference concludes
The Society's third Evelyn Waugh Conference, held at Downside Abbey and School in Somerset, England, concluded on August 19th. The conference schedule included papers by eminent Waugh researchers Donat Gallagher, Robert Murray Davis, and Ann Pasternak Slater, and presentations by … Continue reading
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Evelyn Waugh bust unveiled at Lancing College
"Evelyn Waugh was a pupil at Lancing during the 1930s, and wrote much about his time at the College. A portrait bust, which has been presented to the School, was unveiled by Tom Waugh, its sculptor and grandson of Evelyn … Continue reading
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Dynastic Waughs
The Guardian has selected the Waugh family for inclusion in its "Great Dynasties of the World" series. [Ian Sansom, The Guardian]
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