Tag Archives: The Weekly Standard

Waugh and Brexit (more)

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh gets several mentions in the weeklies in connection with the Brexit debate. Two of these relate to Tory politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, a leading proponent of Brexit. These are based on Dominic Green’s interview of Rees-Mogg for The Weekly Standard on … Continue reading →

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Simon Leys on Evelyn Waugh

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

This week’s issue of The Weekly Standard carries a review of a biography of Simon Leys (1935-2014). The review is entitled “Muddle Kingdon” and the reviewer is Stephen Miller. Leys was the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, a Belgian who became … Continue reading →

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Waugh in Review of Auden’s Collected Works

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

In the latest issue of The Weekly Standard, Edward Short reviews the the 6th and final volume of The Complete Works of W H Auden: Prose. This is edited by Edward Mendelson. Waugh is mentioned several times: One can agree … Continue reading →

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