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Novelists Review Powell Biography
In yesterday’s papers, two novelists review the new biography of Anthony Powell by Hilary Spurling. Philip Hensher in the Spectator declares that Powell has finally received the biography he deserves. He also discusses the relationship of Powell and Evelyn Waugh: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell, Claire Messud, Guardian, Hilary Spurling, Lara Feigel, Philip Hensher, Spectator
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Lost Children and Losing Margarine
The Guardian has published an article by Alex Clark about the theme of lost children in literature. The prime example is Ian McEwen’s Thatcher-era novel The Child in Time whch has been adapted for television by BBC/PBS in a 90-minute … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Adaptations, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Alex Clark, BBC, Ellen Turner, Guardian, Spectator, The Conversation
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Scoop Abides
The Spectator has reviewed the latest novel by Ned Beauman with a nod to Evelyn Waugh. The title of the novel (Madness is Better than Defeat) itself implies a certain amount of irony and the remote foreign setting will resonate with … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged 20 Minutos, Ned Beauman, Regina Exlibris, Spectator
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New Novels with Wavian Undercurrents
Two new novels have been credited in reviews with having been influenced by the writings of Evelyn Waugh. In the Spectator, Elizabeth Day’s fourth novel The Party is described in a review by Helen Brown as beginning with the hero’s Arriving at … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Fiction, Interviews, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Quinn, Elizabeth Day, iNews, Spectator
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Waugh and Lodwick and Ludovic
D J Taylor in this week’s Spectator reviews a book about the life of a post-war British writer named John Lodwick. This is A Forgotten Man by Geoffrey Elliott and depicts a prolific writer of over a score of books whose … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Geoffrey Elliott, John Lodwick, Spectator
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Decline and Fall of the Bullingdon Club
This week’s Spectator has a feature article and podcast by Harry Mount on the parlous straits of Oxford’s Bullingdon Club. He confesses to having been a member himself but seems open minded about its likely demise: It isn’t quite dead — … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Oxford, Television
Tagged Bullingdon Club, Daily Mail, Dusty Springfield, Harry mount, Katherine Kingsley, Spectator
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Shades of Black Mischief
A recent “Wild Life” column by Aidan Hartley in the Spectator describes how the new British High Commissioner to Kenya has snubbed the few white farmers who remain in that country: I realised I had fallen from grace when we … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Newspapers
Tagged Aidan Hartley, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Kenya, Spectator
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Waugh and the McCarthyites
A blogger posting on a community news weblog for West Berkshire has been inspired by reading The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh to pronounce her assessment of Waugh’s life and work (Penny Post, 29 Sept-9 Oct). After declaring Waugh a … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Letters
Tagged Joseph McCarthy, Penny Post, Spectator, William F Buckley Jr
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Waugh’s Upper Lip in Poetry Competition
In this week’s Spectator, Lucy Vickery posts the results of a competition she set for a poem relating to an author’s body part. This was inspired by John Sutherland’s recent book entitled Orwell’s Nose. Several entries are displayed but, with one … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Newspapers
Tagged Lucy Vickery, poetry competition, Spectator, Waugh's upper lip
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Saga Louts and BYPs
This week’s Spectator reports on the growing problem arising from the increase in the population of “Saga louts.” These are people in their 50-60s who have refused to grow up. They can frequently be observed misbehaving in pubs from which … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Humo(u)r, Uncategorized
Tagged baby boomers, Bright Young People, Saga louts, Spectator, William Cook
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