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Roundup: Ethics, Mimics and Graves

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Minneapolis StarTribune posts a story about ethics in journalism built around a brief description of Waugh’s novel Scoop: …As serious as the news is, a few laughs can’t hurt. You’re in for a lot of laughs in the 1938 … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Disneyland of Death

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

An essay is posted on the website Hazlitt.net describing the visit of writer Larissa Diakiv to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA. The website is described as “a home for writers and artists to tell the best stories about … Continue reading →

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Latest Evelyn Waugh Studies Published

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The Fall 2018 issue (Vol. 49 No. 2) of Evelyn Waugh Studies, the Society’s journal, has been published. ARTICLES Whispering Glades Seventy Years On, by Jeffrey Manley Abstract: It was just over 70 years ago, in early 1947, that Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the New Perfumes

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

As reported in the Daily Mail, a new line of perfumes is being marketed by a company called Deco London. According to their Creative Director, Sophie Fannon-Howell: Her six Eau de Parfums capture the elegance, glamour and frivolity of the Roaring Twenties, … Continue reading →

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