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Tag Archives: The Independent
Early Autumn Roundup
—The Sunday Times carries a review by novelist and critic A N Wilson of the book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister by Charles Spencer. In the course of this, which is largely a defense of Spencer’s book, Wilson cites an … Continue reading
Roundup: Scoop Abides
–A religious journal in Australia has posted an article marking the 60th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death. This is by Michael Cook in The Catholic Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: …Waugh’s novels of the 20s and 30s portrayed the lives of … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged London Review of Books, The Catholic Weekly, The Independent, The Miami Student
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Summer’s End Roundup
–An article in the New Statesman describes luncheon at the Inner Temple amongst the barristers who frequent the premises. The article is by Finn McRedmond and concludes with this: …And so, here I am eating my greens in Inner Temple, … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries, Scoop, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Forum Auctions, New Statesman, Nona Summers, The Independent
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Roundup (Exhibits and a Lecture)
–The Historical Association (Richmond & Twickenham Branch) has announced a lecture later this year that may be of interest to our London area readers: Takes Place: 28th September 2023 Time: 8pm Venue: Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant St, Richmond TW9 Description: a fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers, Scott-King's Modern Europe, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Forest Lawn Museum, Historical Association, The Herald (Glasgow), The Independent, The Press (NZ)
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Roundup: Inez, Cecil and Paddington Bear
–In this week’s New Statesman, D J Taylor reviews the life and work of Inez Holden, an early friend of Evelyn Waugh in the days of the bright young people. The article opens with this: Inez Holden’s diary – a … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, Sword of Honour, Theater
Tagged Cecil Beaton, Guardian, Guyana, Inez Holden, New Statesman, The Independent, The Spectator
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Columbus Day Roundup
—The Independent newspaper collected from its readers book titles that played on the titles of older books. These were published in a recent article by John Rentoul. One of Waugh’s was selected: 8. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Events, Interviews, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged American Greatness, Duncan McLaren, FlashBak.com, New York Public Library, The Independent, Wall Street Journal
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Memorial Day/Spring Bank Holiday Roundup
–Historian Niall Ferguson writes about his latest book in the Daily Mail. This is entitled Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe. He opens with the observation that the British have made a habit of laughing in the face of death, offering … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Television, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Niall Ferguson, Tate Gallery, The Independent, The Spectator
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Peregrine Worsthorne 1923-2020: RIP
Noted 20th century journalist Peregrine Worsthorne has died at the age of 97. He was an admirer and chronicler of the aristocracy. Waugh shared some of his admiration but also satirized the upper classes. In Worsthorne’s case, he was more … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Sword of Honour
Tagged Peregrine Worsthorne, The Independent
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Roundup: Censorship and Adaptation
–There has been a colloquy in the provincial British press about racist language in Evelyn Waugh’s 1932 novel Black Mischief. This was begun in an article or letter by Michael O’Neill of Penarth that was reproduced from the Western Mail. … Continue reading
Easter Roundup: Reading Waugh in a Time of Self-Isolation
–An article in National Review relates mainly to Alessandro Manzoni’s 1840 novel in Italian The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi). This is by M D Aeschliman who explains the popularity of the 700 page work among his University of Virginia students … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Audiobooks, Brideshead Revisited, Edmund Campion, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, Sword of Honour
Tagged Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, National Review, The Independent, The Spectator, ThePublicDiscourse.com
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