Tag Archives: The Irish Times

Late July Roundup

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

–The Daily Telegraph has another story about the sale of Piers Court containing some new and corrected information: Piers Court at Stinchcombe occupies a remote corner of Gloucestershire. … It has views of the Welsh Hills and the Forest of … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup–Friends at a Distance: Mitford/Waugh Letters

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

An article on the books blog The Captive Reader is effectively a new review of The Letters of Nancy Mitford & Evelyn Waugh first published in 1996. This is written by “Claire of Vancouver” and opens with this: Mitford and … Continue reading →

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Waugh in the Papers

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

There are references to Waugh and his works in several major newspapers. In The Weekend Australian, an article in their opinion section urged Brits, Yanks and Aussies to stop blaming voters they view as irredeemably dim for results such as Brexit, Trump and, in … Continue reading →

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