Tag Archives: Penguin Books

Pretty Penguins All in a Row

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Duncan McLaren has undertaken a new project. This will eventually be a collection of all Penguin covers of Waugh’s books to be posted on his website. He has already posted two and they are well worth a look. Since Penguin … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup: Brideshead to the Fore

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Two bloggers have posted reviews of the new Folio Society edition of Brideshead Revisited (mentioned in a previous post): –Adam on roofbeamreader.com was sent a review copy and expressed his gratitude accordingly: I’m drawn in by the incredible cover art … Continue reading →

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Mid-Month Roundup: Schoolroom Confusion

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Our latest roundup starts with references to Waugh’s school days and ends with the 1970s Penguin reprints: —The Independent newspaper has published a list of what it considers the Top 10 examples of celebrities overlapping at the same school. Private … Continue reading →

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Penguin Book Cover Exhibit Opens

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

An exhibit has opened at the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft devoted to a Penguin Book “modern makeover by designers from the worlds of music, fashion and street art (including Banksy).”  This began in 1998 and is explained by one … Continue reading →

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Penguin UK Issue TV Tie-in Edition of Decline and Fall

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Penguin Books have announced the publication of a TV tie-in edition of Waugh’s first novel Decline and Fall. This will be issued later this week on 23 March 2017. Aside from a cover photo of Jack Whitehall looking rather clueless in … Continue reading →

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Penguin UK Publish New Brideshead Hardback

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Penguin UK is selling a new hardback edition of Brideshead Revisited that was published last week. This is in their Penguin Classics series but has a dust wrapper that differs from the uniform hardback Penguin Classics edition of Waugh’s books … Continue reading →

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Penguin Celebrates 80th Birthday Without Waugh

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Penguin Books is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year by publishing 80 books in a Little Black Classics series. These consist of short (c. 60 pp.) extracts from its Penguin Classics series. Conspicuous by its absence is any extract from … Continue reading →

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