Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph

Waugh’s Tailors

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has published a story about the long-established tailoring firm of Anderson and Sheppard. Prince Charles has been a customer since 1983, but the firm, best known for outerwear and suiting, has many other well-known clients: The shop … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Writing x 3

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh scores a hat trick in today’s press with three stories citing him on the art of writing. In the Daily Express, Waugh appears in a review of the BBC’s ongoing series based on John Lanchester’s 2012 novel Capital. The … Continue reading →

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Waugh on Party Dresses

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has run an article by its Fashion Features Director containing advice on the choice of the appropriate party dress for various occasions during the upcoming holiday season. One bit of guidance offered is that by Evelyn Waugh: ‘Her clothes … Continue reading →

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Telegraph Marks Arena’s 40th Anniversary

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has marked the 40th anniversary of BBC’s award-winning arts documentary series Arena by selecting what it regards as its 10 best programs. Among the Telegraph’s top 10, no. 4 is the 1987 production entitled “The Waugh Trilogy”: With Granada’s … Continue reading →

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Put Out More Voles

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has run a story about restoration of the water vole in the English countryside. It begins with a quote from Waugh: “Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.” So wrote William Boot, hapless reporter of … Continue reading →

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Daily Telegraph Lists Brideshead as a Top ITV Production

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph last week marked the 60th anniversary of ITV by asking its critics to name their favorites among the network’s programs.  Granada TV’s 1981 production of Brideshead Revisited was ranked number 8: This sumptuous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel … Continue reading →

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The Trout

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Earlier this week, the Daily Telegraph published a list of “the most beautiful pubs in England.” At the head of the list is The Trout in Oxford, as mentioned in Brideshead Revisited as well as the Inspector Morse TV series. This … Continue reading →

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Another Brideshead Birthday Greeting

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s Daily Telegraph carries another article by Eleanor Doughty marking the 70th anniversary of Brideshead Revisited‘s publication on May 28, 1945. The article begins by discussing models used by Waugh for characters in the novel, breaking no new ground in … Continue reading →

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Naming Characters: Waugh and Fleming

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

In an article in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, Christopher Howse compares the practice of Ian Fleming and Evelyn Waugh to use the names of real persons as characters in their works: “There’s nowt so queer as names.” In Fleming’s James Bond novels, Howse cites … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letter a Hit at Hay Festival

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

At this year’s Hay Festival, there was the repeat of of an event from previous years where letters from noteworthy persons of the past are read aloud by their counterparts of the present. The event is called “Letters Live” and has … Continue reading →

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