Tag Archives: Robert Laycock

Autumn Issue of Society Journal

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The Autumn 2017 issue of the society’s journal (Evelyn Waugh Studies, No. 48.2) has been issued. The contents are posted below. The complete issue will be posted on the internet later this week: ARTICLES Paul Pennyfeather and the Victorian Governess: … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Oldie Article: “Too Close for Comfort”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of Oldie magazine has an article (“Too Close for Comfort”) by Michael Barber on novelists’ use of those they know from real life to create characters in their fiction. Barber is the author of a Brief Life of Evelyn … Continue reading →

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Biography of Robert Laycock Published

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A biography of Robert Laycock, Evelyn Waugh’s commanding officer in WWII, has been published in the UK. This is The Commando General: The Life of Major General Sir Robert Laycock by Richard Mead. The book is featured on a British military website (Army … Continue reading →

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More Laycock Presentation Copies on Offer

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Peter Harrington Books has listed an offering of two more of Waugh’s presentation copies to Robert and Angela Laycock. See earlier post. One is a copy of Work Suspended (first edition limited to 500 copies,1942) presented to Angela with the note … Continue reading →

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Laycock Presentation Copies For Sale

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Rare book seller Peter Harrington lists as new arrivals several presentation copies of books given to Robert and Angela Laycock. Robert was one of Waugh’s commanding officers in WWII. The first is a series of four copies of books sent to Angela … Continue reading →

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