Tag Archives: Richard Plunket Greene

Mary Quant: R I P (1930-2023)

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

The Spanish language fashion magazine S Moda has published a retrospective article on the life and career of fashion designer Mary Quant on the occasion of her recent death. It contains a reference to the relationship of her husband Alexander … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Friends at Brideshead Festival

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

Duncan McLaren has started a new series of posts in which he describes memoirs of Waugh’s friends as they might occur during visits to Castle Howard for this summer’s Brideshead Festival. The first posting relates to Richard Plunket Greene and … Continue reading →

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Auctions Update

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Waugh Letters to Richard Plunket Greene on Offer

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Southeby’s has announced the auction of 10 letters from Evelyn Waugh, written while he was teaching at Arnold House School in North Wales. Here’s the description: 10 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, EIGHT TO RICHARD PLUNKET GREENE, ONE TO HIS MOTHER GWEN … Continue reading →

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