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Tag Archives: New York Times
End of the Month Roundup
–Alexander Larman in The Spectator reviews two new books about religion: Twelve Churches by Fergus Butler-Gallie and God, the Science, the Evidence by Miles-Yves BollorĂ© and Olivier Bonnaissies. The article opens with a brief reference to the religious writings of … Continue reading
Roundup: Articles, a Script and an Interview
–The New York Times has an opinion article in the Sunday edition that may be of interest. The columnist Carlos Lozada explains how he ruthlessly selects his summer beach reading in a way that really, REALLY assures he will choose … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Auctions, Interviews, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged eBay, El Pais, FlashBak.com, New York Times, The Spectator
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Roundup: Fogeys and their Habitat
–The religious journal First Things in its current edition (August/September) has a feature length article entitled ‘Waugh Against the Fogeys’. This is written by Jaspreet Singh Boparai. Here are the opening paragraphs: On June 17, 1953, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Bibliophilia, Discussions, Scoop
Tagged BBC, Duncan McLaren, First Things, History Today, New York Times, YouTube
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End-of-June Roundup
—The Times newspaper has a story by Magnus Linklater about the recent gift of a substantial book collection to the charity Christian Aid in Edinburgh. Here are some excerpts: …Among the books collected over a lifetime by Halla Beloff, senior … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Interviews, Items for Sale, Newspapers, Officers and Gentlemen, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Lovestruck Books, New York Times, The Guardian, The Spectator, The Times
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Summer Solstice Roundup
–Literary journalist and novelist D J Taylor has a review in the 21 June 2025 edition of The Spectator. This relates to a new book by Nicola Wilson entitled Recommended! The Influencers Who Changed How We Read where she discusses … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Interviews, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Television Programs
Tagged New York Times, Radio Times, The Spectator, The Times
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Valentine’s Day Roundup
–Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the New York Times Book Review has posted this notice in its “Read Like the Wind” column. It is written by Book Review editor Joumana Khatib: The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy, by Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daily Mail, New York Times, P.G.Wodehouse, Robert Plunket, The Daily Telegraph, The Hudson Review, The Spectator, W H Pritchard
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Roundup: Theatrical Torture, Biographical Therapy and Lineage of Comic Novel
–The Italian newspaper La Stampa for 25 January 2025 has an article by the late Gaia Servadio which is based on an interview with Graham Greene that seems to have taken place about 1978 (publication date of The Human Factor … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged Cherwell (newspaper), Graham Greene, La Stampa, New York Times, Prychology Today, Thomistic Institute
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New York Times Promotes “The Loved One”
Waugh’s 1948 novella The Loved One seems to be getting a lot of press attention nowadays. Earlier this week the new CWEW edition was reviewed in the TLS, and now the book is recommended in the New York Times. This … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged New York Times, Project Gutenberg Canada
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More Sad News: James Waugh 1946-2022
–In the course of reviewing some of the notices regarding the recent death of Alexander Waugh, additional sad news is reported. This involves the apparent death of Alexander’s uncle, James Waugh, on 12 September 2022. This was reported in the … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Alexander Waugh, Obituaries, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Telegraph, James Waugh, New York Times
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Roundup: Two Letters and a Vase
—The Spectator has an article by Dot Wordsworth that features a misattribution to Evelyn Waugh. Here’s the opening: ‘Evelyn Waugh,’ said my husband when I asked who came up with the analogy of carrying a Ming vase. He was, in … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Letters, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Oxford, World War II
Tagged New York Times, Sotheby's, The Guardian, The Spectator
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