Tag Archives: Financial Times

Charles Ryder’s Coat-Tails

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In last week end’s print edition of the Financial Times insert How to Spend It, a short story by Chloe Fox appears.  This is entitled “A Struggling Actor” and that’s what it’s about.  Luke is the title figure, and he has … Continue reading →

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Waugh and “How to Spend It”

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

The London Review of Books Blog has posted an article by Inigo Thomas on conspicuous consumption as evidenced by the magazine How to Spend It that accompanies weekend editions of the Financial Times. The blog article opens with a description … Continue reading →

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First Edition of Brideshead to be Auctioned

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s papers report that a rare pre-publication copy of Brideshead Revisited belonging to the late Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford) will be auctioned by Southeby’s.  Here is the story from the Guardian: The items include a true first edition of … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letters Discovered at Maggs Bros

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Financial Times reports the closure of Maggs Bros. bookstore in Berkeley Square where it has been located for about 80 years. The plan is to move to new premises yet to be located. One advantage of the move has … Continue reading →

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Waugh Listed on New Rare Book Index

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Financial Times has published a report of an index which tracks the prices of rare first editions. Among the 35 titles included is Waugh’s Decline and Fall which is listed at £9,364. Waugh’s friends Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and George Orwell are among … Continue reading →

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Waugh and Mr. Toad

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Novelist Andrew Martin has written a column in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, “handsome” and “clever”, but … Continue reading →

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Memoir of EWS’s Honorary President Published

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

David Lodge, the Society’s Honorary President, has written the first volume of his memoirs. This was published in the UK this week under the title Quite a Good Time to Be Born: A Memoir, 1935-1975. An international edition is promised … Continue reading →

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