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Christmas Roundup
–In The Times newspaper AN Wilson has written a seasonal essay entitled “How I stopped being a Christmas snob.” He begins with an explanation how he had become one: When a young man in my twenties, I devoured a biography … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Christmas, Financial Times, Irish Times, The New European, The Times
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Labo(u)r Day Roundup
–Christopher Buckley writing in the Wall Street Journal has identified what he considers to be the five best literary breakdowns. Waugh’s Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold is one of his selections: Evelyn Waugh called this, his next-to-last novel, his “mad book,” … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Television Programs, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Daily Mail, Seattle Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The New European, University Challenge, Venice, Wall Street Journal
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Roundup: Picture This
A remarkable photo of Evelyn Waugh has been posted on the men’s clothing website Voxsartoria. This is from 1950, although the name of the photographer is not given. What is most noticeable about the photo is the lighting on the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Newspapers, Photographs, Robbery Under Law, Waugh Family
Tagged alamy.com, BBC, Five Books, Jacob Rees-Mogg, The New European, Voxsartoria
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Weekend Roundup: Somerset in the News
Most of our Waugh news in this week’s roundup come from or relates to the county of Somerset: An Australian radio program on the ABC network announces the upcoming TV series on the career of politician Jeremy Thorpe. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Combe Florey, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Ronald Knox, Waugh Family
Tagged ABC Network, Ancedotal Evidence, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Jeremy Thorpe, John Preston, Somerset Live, The Farmers Arma, The New European
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