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US Edition of New Waugh Biography Issued

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The website of booksellers Barnes & Noble is quick off the mark to issue a review of the US edition of the new biography of Evelyn Waugh by Philip Eade which is published this week. This is by Katherine Powers who writes … Continue reading →

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Best Sellers, The New Republic and Waugh

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of The New Republic reviews an academic study of the best-selling novel. This is The Best Seller Code by Jodie Archer and Matthew Jockers. The book is based on an analysis of 20,000 novels published in the US, from which … Continue reading →

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Literary Family Rivalries

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Booksellers Barnes & Noble have posted a list of rivalries within literary families. The Waugh family makes the list: Evelyn, Auberon, and Alec WaughEvelyn Waugh is one of the most celebrated writers of all time, with books like Brideshead Revisited lodged … Continue reading →

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