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Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph
Mid-July Roundup
–British author, commentator and journalist Gerald Warner has posted an article entitled “Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell–visions of a vanished Britain.” In this he compares the lives and writings of the two authors who were also friends in real life. … Continue reading
Evelyn Waugh and the Cancel Culture
–Simon Heffer has written a brief but interesting and amusing article about what he fears would be the attitude of today’s “Cancel Culture” to Evelyn Waugh first novel, Decline and Fall. This appeared in a recent issue of the Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Simon Heffer
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Rex Whistler Anniversary Commemorated
Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Rex Whistler on 18 July 1944. He died in France as part of the invasion force following D-Day. The Salisbury Museum has mounted a special exhibition of his work … Continue reading
Roundup: 80th D-Day Anniversary
–The BBC posted an article on WWII parachute training in connection with its observance last week of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings. Here’s an excerpt: …All the British paratroopers who landed in the early hours [of the … Continue reading
Mothers’ Day (U.S.) Roundup
–An article in this week’s TLS (10 May 2024) marks the centenary of the 1924 novel The Green Hat by Michael Arlen. He was something of a one hit wonder, as the article by Philip Ward explains. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Helena, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Crisis magazine, Daily Telegraph, The Green Hat, TLS
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Roundup: A Florentine Dinner Party, Some Interviews and a Pub
–The latest issue of Catholic Herald includes an article about Evelyn Waugh. This is written by Mark Roberts and is taken from his recent book noted below. In it, he describes an unpleasant dinner party in Florence that Waugh attended … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged American Enterprise Institute, Bristol Post, Catholic Herald, Daily Telegraph, Florentine Dinner Parties, New York Times, Tatler, TLS
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Spring Equinox Roundup
–The New Criterion has posted a review of Simon Heffer’s new book on the interwar period. This is entitled Sing As We Go, and it is reviewed by Jeremy Black. The review is quite favorable and notes that Heffer’s depiction … Continue reading
Late Winter Roundup
–The Daily Telegraph has an article by Bernard Richards in which he considers how difficult it can be to translate idiomatic English words and phrases into French. He also notes Evelyn Waugh had struggled with the same problem: …English idioms … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Internet, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Television, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jack Whitehall, The Times newspaper, Wall Street Journal
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End of January Roundup
–The BBC has reported an exhibit that may be of interest: Much-loved teddy bears with their own unique stories have gone on public display. The cuddly toys are part of a new exhibition at the council-owned Oxfordshire Museum, in Woodstock, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged BBC, Cambridge Independent, Daily Telegraph, Jane Asher, New York Times
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Dog Days Roundup
–Will Lloyd, commissioning editor of the New Statesman, has written an interesting and enjoyable article in that journal summarizing why Evelyn Waugh’s works have outlived those of his contemporaries. This is entitled: “Evelyn Waugh is laughing at you: His lethally … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged cleveland.com, Daily Telegraph, Dawn Powell, George Orwell, New Criterion, New Statesman, Sunday Telegraph, Will Lloyd
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