Tag Archives: Audrey Lucas

Roundup: Audrey Lucas and More

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–Duncan Mclaren has added more information to his website concerning Waugh’s friendship with actress and writer Audrey Lucas. This takes the form of an imagined interview of Audrey by Nancy Mitford in advance of the now postponed Brideshead Festival at … Continue reading →

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The Eater at Quaglino’s with Waugh

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The London edition of Eater.com, an online food journal, has done a profile on the long-lived Mayfair establishment of Quaglino’s. Waugh’s association with Quaglino’s was mentioned in a previous post that was based on the restaurant’s own advertising copy. In her article … Continue reading →

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Evelyn=Basil and Audrey=Angela

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Duncan McLaren, author of Evelyn! Rhapsody for an Obsessive Love, has given us the results of another of his ambitious research projects and much to think about. He follows the trajectory of the relationship between Waugh and Audrey Lucas, which … Continue reading →

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Waugh Cited Among Writers’ Christmas Diary Entries

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeffrey Manley

Yesterday’s Independent on Sunday cites several diary entries from English writers, dating back to Samuel Pepys in 1662, in which they describe how they spent Christmas. Waugh’s diary for 25 December 1924 is among those quoted. This was his first … Continue reading →

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