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Tag Archives: P.G.Wodehouse
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
Roundup: From Addis to Epstein
—The Reporter, an Ethiopian English-language journal, has identified the wholesale modernization of the country’s capital Addis Ababa as a matter of cultural concern. Here are the opening paragraphs: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s enigmatic capital, is undergoing a makeover that’s as controversial … Continue reading
Posted in Men at Arms, Newspapers, Remote People, World War II
Tagged Joseph Epstein, P.G.Wodehouse, Quadrant, The American Spectator, The Reporter (Ethiopia), WordOnFire
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Valentine’s Day Roundup
–David Mills writing in The Times takes another look at the novels of post-Waugh English satirist Simon Raven. He considers the 1969 novel The Rich Pay Late, the first of 10 in Ravens’s Alms for Oblivion series: …Raven is astoundingly … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Bret Easton Ellis, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Forest Lawn Museum, P.G.Wodehouse, Public Discourse, Simon Raven, The Critic, The Literary Hub, The Times
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Nancy Spain, Yet Once Again
Duncan McLaren has added some interesting material to his discussion of the Summer 1955 attempts by Daily Express reporters Nancy Spain and Lord Noel-Buxton to gain entry to Waugh’s house Piers Court, near Dursley, Glos., to conduct an interview. This … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Express, Nancy Spain, P.G.Wodehouse
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Two Waugh Favorites on BBC
–Laura Freeman writing in The Times has provided more information on the upcoming BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel Pursuit of Love. After describing two previous Mitford-based TV series (by Simon Raven in 1980 on ITV and Deborah Moggach in … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Television
Tagged BBC, Nancy Mitford, P.G.Wodehouse
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Roundup: From Goldfinger to What’s Become of Waring?
–The Guardian has announced the death earlier this month of actress Margaret Nolan (1943-2020). She had …a noticeable role in the Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night (as the girl accompanying Wilfrid Brambell in a casino), and the James Bond … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged Duncan McLaren, Guardian, Harpers Magazine, Margaret Nolan, New Statesman, P.G.Wodehouse, The Critic, The Quarterly Review, William Boyd, William Gaddis
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Wodehouse Memorial Dedicated in Westminster Abbey
Several papers carry the story of the dedication yesterday of a memorial plaque to P G Wodehouse in Westminster Abbey. This is from the Financial Times: Nestled above playwright Noël Coward and to the right of broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, a … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Roundup
–The Washington Post has an op-ed article by Anne Applebaum that opens with this comparison between Donald Trump and Lord Copper from Waugh’s novel Scoop: “A few sharp victories, some conspicuous acts of personal bravery on the Patriot side and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Labels, Newspapers, Scoop, Wine in Peace and War
Tagged Catholic Herald, First Things, New Zealand Herald, P.G.Wodehouse, Rex Whistler, Washington Post
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Wodehouse Exhibit Features Waugh Memorabilia
The following report was prepared by Waugh Society member Milena Borden: P G Wodehouse: The Man and His Work introduces the Wodehouse archive acquired by the British Library in 2016 on a loan from his step-grandson Sir Edward Cazalet. This … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Events, Letters, London, World War II
Tagged British Library, P.G.Wodehouse
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Roundup: Black Shorts and Literate Oenophiles
–Writing in America: The Jesuit Review, Rob Weinert-Kendt, journalist and editor of the American Theatre magazine, recalls how his life has been shaped by his reading and viewing of Brideshead Revisited as a teenager. He begins by putting the story … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Evelyn Waugh
Tagged America: The Jesuit Review, Guardian, Jay McInerney, Literary Hub, P.G.Wodehouse
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