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Telegraph Article Considers Wisdom of Retaining Diaries
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling Ā considers the wisdom of retaining private diaries. This is occasioned by the upcoming publication of the teenage diaries of novelistĀ Margaret Forster. The case of Waugh’s diaries is considered: What would ForsterĀ Ā have felt about … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling, Margaret Forster, private diaries
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Eade Biography Paperback Available in UK
Philip Eade’sĀ biography of Evelyn Waugh has been issued in paperback in the UK by publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The recommended price is £10.99 (Amazon.co.uk £10.68). The Daily Mail has a brief review by Jane ShillingĀ in its Must Reads column that concludes: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Charlotte Heathcote, Daily Mail, Jane Shilling, Philip Eade, Sunday Express
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Sports Day Revival
After falling out of favor, at least at the more progressive public schools, competitive sports are having a revival. According to Jane Shilling, writing in the Daily Telegraph, that has also created a renewed interest in sports days. For some, … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jane Shilling, Sports Days
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Plashy fen and leprechaun-flavoured wine
Waugh scored a twofer in last week’s Telegraph with citations relating to both nature and food writing. On March 30, Waugh’s parody of nature writing in Scoop is cited by Robert MacfarlaneĀ in an interview as an example of what that … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Miscellaneous, Scoop
Tagged Jane Shilling, Nature writing, Robert Macfarlane, Telegraph newspaper, Wine
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