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Tag Archives: Folio Society
New Years Roundup
–The website LibraryThing.com has posted a review of the Folio Society editions of Black Mischief of which there have been three. Here’s the text: [Black Mischief] is a quite politically incorrect farce set in 1930 in the mythical country of … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Internet, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Folio Society, LibraryThing.com, Saltburn, The Guardian, The Times
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Folio Society Profiles Waugh Illustrators
On its website, the Folio Society has profiled the illustrators of four Waugh novels. These are newly issued or reissued in special Folio Society editions and are all currently available for sale through links in the article: Vile Bodies is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Beryl Cook, Folio Society, Harry Brockway, Kay Baylay, Quentin Blake
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Weekend Roundup: Brideshead to the Fore
Two bloggers have posted reviews of the new Folio Society edition of Brideshead Revisited (mentioned in a previous post): –Adam on roofbeamreader.com was sent a review copy and expressed his gratitude accordingly: I’m drawn in by the incredible cover art … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Oxford, Scoop
Tagged Elizabeth Longford, Folio Society, New York Times, Penguin Books, Weblogs
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Waugh in the Food Columns
Lisa Hilton, biographer, novelist and now food critic for Standpoint magazine, was apparently assigned to write a review of a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden called Margot. This establishment was downgraded by some other food critics such as Jay … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Events, Labels, London, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daniel Hannan, Folio Society, Lisa Hilton, obesity, Puglia, Standpoint, V&A Museum
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Folio Society Issues New Edition of Vile Bodies
The Folio Society recently issued an illustrated edition of Waugh’s second novel, Vile Bodies. It has an introduction written “for this stylish new edition” by David Lodge, Honorary President of the Evelyn Waugh Society, and is illustrated by Kate Baylay. According to the Folio … Continue reading
Posted in Vile Bodies
Tagged David Lodge, Folio Society
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