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Tag Archives: John Heygate
A Tale of Three Novelists: Heygate, Waugh and Williamson
A copy of Evelyn Waugh’s first printed book changed hands last month. This was one of 50 copies of P.R.B: An Essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1847-1854 printed on order in 1926 by a Stratford firm where Waugh’s friend Alastair … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Newspapers, PRB
Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, Henry Williamson, John Heygate
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Auctions Update
Southeby’s has announced the sale of the collection of letters from Evelyn Waugh to Richard Plunket Greene. See previous post. This was Lot 140 in the auction conducted 3-10 December. It sold for £15,000 which was the low end of … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Letters
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams, Henry Williamson, John Heygate, Richard Plunket Greene, Southeby's
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John Heygate Archives on Offer
The auction house Bonhams, in Knightsbridge, London, will hold an auction on 4 December that will include archived letters to John Heygate. Several of these contain information that relates to Evelyn Waugh. Heygate was a friend of Waugh and his … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, London
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams, John Heygate
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The Baronets Heygate
A Northern Ireland blogger posting as Lord Belmont has put up a history of the Heygate family of which John Heygate was a member. Heygate is perhaps best remembered as having alienated the affections of Evelyn Waugh’s first wife. He … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Evelyn Waugh, Vile Bodies
Tagged Evelyn Gardner, John Heygate, Lord Belmont of Northern Ireland
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