Tag Archives: Ann Pasternak Slater

Mischief in Manchuria

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The South China Morning Post has a feature length article about a sensational kidnapping that took place in late 1932 and captured the attention of, inter alia, Evelyn Waugh. The story by Paul French is entitled “How Chinese bandits’ kidnapping … Continue reading →

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Pasternak Slater Book Now in Paperback

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Liverpool University Press has announced the issuance of the paperback edition of the book Evelyn Waugh (Writers and their Work). This is by Ann Pasternak Slater and was originally published in a hardback edition in 2016. It was then … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh to Feature in Great Lives Series

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 has announced a new episode in its “Great Lives” series that will feature a panel discussion of Evelyn Waugh. Here is the announcement: Comedian Russell Kane nominates the novelist Evelyn Waugh, with help from literary critic Ann … Continue reading →

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TLS Reviews Waugh Books

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest TLS has a review of the two recently published books about Evelyn Waugh by Ann Pasternak Slater and Philip Eade. The review, entitled “Horrors of Waugh”,  is available to read on the internet. It is written by journalist … Continue reading →

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William H Pritchard Reviews New Waugh Books

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Noted US literary critic William H Pritchard has reviewed the two new books about Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade and Ann Pasternak Slater. The article entitled “Evelyn Waugh Revisited” is published in the current issue of The Hudson Review. Prof Pritchard has … Continue reading →

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Latest Evelyn Waugh Studies Posted on Website

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of the Society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies (No. 47.2, Autumn 2016) is posted on the website. Here are the contents: ARTICLES Grace Stevens, Unnatural Narratology and the Tiresian Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited  David Bittner, The “Vanbrugh Brouhaha” … Continue reading →

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Waugh Books Feature in Best of Year Listings

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

UK newspapers have begun listing their best of the year selections, and books about Waugh feature in several of them. Philip Eade’s biography was named in numerous papers. The Financial Times included the book in its selections of best literary non-fiction: … Continue reading →

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William Boyd Reviews Pasternak Slater and Eade in Guardian

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist and Waugh admirer William Boyd in today’s Guardian reviews the new books on Waugh by Ann Pasternak Slater and Philip Eade. See earlier posts. Perhaps because the Guardian had already reviewed Eade’s book, Boyd spends most of his review … Continue reading →

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Waugh Study by Ann Pasternak Slater Published

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The long-awaited study of Waugh’s life and work by Ann Pasternak Slater was published earlier this month in the UK. Dr Pasternak Slater is Senior Research Fellow at St Anne’s College, Oxford. She is well known to Waugh Society members … Continue reading →

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From the Scoop to the Sack to Baghdad

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A blogger has posted a quote describing Waugh’s actions in the immediate aftermath of his sacking by the Daily Mail during his coverage of the Abyssinian War: “The Daily Mail sacked Waugh [… and] in December 1935 he left Abyssinia … Continue reading →

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