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Daisy Waugh’s New Novel Reviewed

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Several papers have published advanced reviews of Daisy Waugh’s new book In the Crypt with a Candlestick. This will be published later this month. See earlier post for report of an interview. Here’s the review by Natasha Cooper in the … Continue reading →

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New Daisy Waugh Novel Includes a Brideshead Spin-off

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Daisy Waugh’s latest novel entitled In the Crypt with a Candlestick will be published next month. The novel is described in an interview of the author by the Daily Mail as having a Brideshead Revisited “spin-off” theme in the plot: Waugh’s … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Orphans and Entrecote

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s roundup relates mostly to books and book reviews: –In reviewing the book Orphans: A History by Jeremy Seabrook in The Spectator, novelist Philip Hensher considers several eaxmples of how orphans have been treated in literature by various authors, … Continue reading →

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Waughs: Comedy and Fitness

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

An article has been posted entitled “Evelyn Waugh’s Comic Muse in Scoop”. This is by Dr Robert Hickson and is available on the weblog Catholicism.org. The article opens with the posting of Waugh’s introduction to the 1963 edition of Scoop … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh, Essayist

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

A Spanish language website has reposted a 2011 article from the Guardian’s “Top 10” series in which journalist Harry Mount, now editor of The Oldie, lists his favorite essays. He begins by defining the term: There’s not much point in … Continue reading →

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More Waughs Than One

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Daisy Waugh, novelist and journalist, is interviewed on the writers’ website Litopia. She is the daughter of Auberon and grand daughter of Evelyn and has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. In the interview she discusses her latest offerings in both … Continue reading →

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