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Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph
Mark Gerson, Photographer (1921-2026) R.I.P.
Mark Gerson, who photographed Waugh and his family at two sessions in 1959 and 1963, has died at the age of 104, according to the Daily Telegraph. These sessions took place at the family home in Combe Florey. They are … Continue reading
Tax Day (U.S.) Roundup
–The Daily Telegraph has posted an article by Juliette Bretan entitled “To understand the world today, read books from 100 years ago.” The examples she offers are several books by Evelyn Waugh. Here are the introductory paragraphs: Just prior to … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Lectures, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, The Catholic Thing
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60th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s Death: 10 April 1966
Several papers have posted remembrances of the anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death 60 years ago on 10 April 1966. Here are excerpts from the best two. –The one by Alexander Larman appeared in the Daily Telegraph and was reposted in … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Reviews BBC Waugh Series
The Daily Telegraph has posted a review of Russell Kane’s series of programs about Evelyn Waugh and his works. (See earlier posts.) This is by Jane Shilling, but it is not clear whether she has seen the entire series. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Lectures, Newspapers, Radio, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC, Daily Telegraph, Russell Kane
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Roundup: Waugh Widely Cited in London Papers
—-A novel by Duff Cooper (husband of Waugh’s friend Diana Mitford) was briefly noted in a recent issue of Evening Standard. This novel has been reissued in the Penguin Classics series. The notice is by Melanie McDonagh. Here’s an excerpt: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Exhibits, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Duff Cooper, Evening Standard, Guardian, Nussaibah Younis, The Times
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Allan Massie (16 October 1938 – 3 February 2026) R.I.P.
Novelist and journalist Allan Massie has died earlier this week. Among his obituaries, several mention a connection of his early fictional works with those of Evelyn Waugh. His son Alexander Massie writes: …His novels … ranged widely. He began with … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged Allan Massie, Daily Telegraph, The Times
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John Carey: b. 5 April 1935, d. 11 December 2025: R.I.P.
John Carey, former Merton Professor of English Literature at Oxford and one of his generation’s most noted literary critics, died last week at the age of 92. His obituary appeared, inter alia, in the Guardian, The Times and the Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Obituaries, Oxford
Tagged Daily Telegraph, John Carey
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Mid-December Roundup
–Charles Moore writes in the Daily Telegraph a critique of the newly issued US National Security Strategy. The article is entitled “Civilisation erasure is real, but Donald Trump is part of the problem,” and opens with this: Amid stiff competition … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Conferences, Decline and Fall, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Martin Stannard, PBK, The Lamp, The Spectator
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Early December Roundup
–The Sydney Morning Herald reviews Salman Rushdie’s latest book (probably referring to The Eleventh Hour). The review is by Australian literary critic Peter Craven and is headed: “Unsurprisingly, death is a recurring theme in Salman Rushdie.” It contains some mention … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries, Scoop
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, First Things, Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald
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Jilly Cooper (1937-2025) R.I.P.
British comic novelist Jilly Cooper has died earlier this week. Writer Philip Hensher is among the first to pay his respects. This was published in The Spectator where he offered a thoughtful description of her writings, noting that they fell … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jilly Cooper, Philip Hensher, The Spectator, The Times
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