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Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph
War, Peace and Brideshead
In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, Harry Mount declares the recent BBC adaptation of War and Peace by Andrew Davies to be a failure. This is inevitable, he writes, when an attempt is made to compress a massive 19th Century novel, written originally in a foreign language, … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Andrew Davies, BBC, Daily Telegraph, Harry mount, Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Happier Hunting Ground (U.K. Branch)
The Daily Telegraph has run an article on the history and current status of pet cemeteries and crematoria in the U.K. A cite to Waugh’s 1948 novella The Loved One, which prominently described one such institution in Southern California, was perhaps inevitable. … Continue reading
Posted in The Loved One
Tagged Daily Telegraph, pet cemeteries
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Publisher of Waugh’s Diaries and Letters Dies
The Daily Telegraph has announced the death at the age of 96 of George Weidenfeld, who published Waugh’s Diaries and Letters. According to the Telegraph, Weidenfeld sometimes said that [Vladimir Nabokov’s] Lolita (1959, a “cautionary tale”) and [Mary McCarthy’s] The Group … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Letters
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Encounter, George Weidenfeld, Noblesse Oblige, U and Non-U
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Waugh’s Agony Aunt
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the “Dear Abby” newspaper column, the Daily Telegraph has compiled a list of the most notable agony aunts in literature, TV and film. Waugh qualifies for a character from The Loved One: GURU BRAHMIN … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged agony aunts, Daily Telegraph, Dear Abby
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Date Announced for New Waugh Biography
The Daily Telegraph has announced the 31 March publication date for a new biography of Waugh: March 31: Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, by Philip Eade (Books) There has been no full-length biography of Evelyn Waugh for 20 years. Ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Philip Eade
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Waugh’s Tailors
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
Posted in Chattels & Movables, Miscellaneous
Tagged Anderson and Sheppard, Daily Telegraph
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Waugh on Writing x 3
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
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Interviews, Television
Tagged Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, Harvard Crimson
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Waugh on Party Dresses
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
Telegraph Marks Arena’s 40th Anniversary
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
Posted in Anniversaries, Documentaries, Television Programs
Tagged Arena, BBC, Daily Telegraph, Jasper Rees, The Waugh Trilogy
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Put Out More Voles
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
