Tag Archives: Jonathan Raban

Late September Roundup

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–A recent issue of the Financial Times carries a story of the impact of Evelyn Waugh and his contemporaries on the latest mens fashions. Here’s an excerpt: This season, menswear has embraced the gimlet-tinged mood of Cecil Beatonā€™s diaries, the … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Raban 1942-2023: R.I.P.

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The death earlier this week of Jonathan Raban has been announced. He was a well known British-born writer of travel books and novels, although according to several of his obituaries he objected to his works being labelledĀ  “travel books”. The … Continue reading →

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Travel Writers and Catholic Writers

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

In a long essay in The Smart Set (an online cultural magazine based in Philadelphia), Thomas Swick traces his career as a travel writer. In doing so, he also recounts the history of that literary genre in the 20th century. … Continue reading →

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Put Out More Rabans

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The London Review of Books has published a biographical description of his father’s experience in the early days of WWII by Jonathan Raban. One of the few literary allusions in the article is Raban’s reference to Evelyn Waugh’s Put Out … Continue reading →

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