Tag Archives: The Oldie

Another Waugh Writer

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Another member of the Waugh family has turned to writing. This is Nathaniel Waugh, Evelyn’s grandson and second son of Auberon. According to a 2003 story in the Guardian by Alexander Chancellor, NathanielĀ had recently moved to France from Shepherd’s Bush … Continue reading →

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Alec Waugh Remembered

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

The current issue of The Oldie has a memoir by Alexander Waugh of his Uncle Alec. He was known in the family as “Uncle Sex” and the memoir is written on the 100th anniversary of the publication of his novel … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Albania

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Literary journalist and author David Pryce-Jones has written a “Letter from Albania: The Twilight of Zog” that appears in the current issue of The New Criterion. He reports on his attendance atĀ a conference about the legacy of Communism in Albania … Continue reading →

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New Waugh Biography Reviewed

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

Philip Eade’s new biography, Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited, will be published next month in the U.K. The U.S. edition is scheduled for releaseĀ in October. In what may be the first review to appear on the internet, Richard Davenport-Hines has … Continue reading →

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