As Brideshead Revisited turns 80, how Evelyn Waugh took inspiration from a tragic aristocrat in creating his own waywardly-eccentric Sebastian Flyte in his iconic novel of upper class foibles ...

Other novels on the list include “The Children of Men” by P.D. James, “A Bend in the River” by V.S. Naipaul, “The Index of Self-Destructive Acts” by Christopher Beha and “Scoop” by Evelyn Waugh.

“Despite their promises at the last Election, the politicians had not yet changed the climate” – Evelyn Waugh, ‘Love Among the Ruins’ 1953. Giorgio de Chirico, one of my favourite ...

These love quotes can provide you with a clear, thoughtful sentiment. You might want to quote Emily Brontë to the special guy in your life, who wrote in “Wuthering Heights,” “He’s more ...

The third series of The White Lotus wraps up soon, amid general agreement that it’s been slightly less inspired than seasons one and two. As with those earlier outings, season three has followed ...

“She knew she loved him when ‘home’ went from being a place to being a person.” —E. Leventhal “If not for you, my sky would fall. Rain would gather, too. Without your love, I’d be ...

Seeking something light to read following the Christmas doldrums I decided to look into what I remembered as one of the funniest of Evelyn Waugh’s comic novels, Black Mischief. I discovered that ...

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most ...

But in 1938, British novelist and occasional newspaperman Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) turned the dagger deliciously inward with “Scoop,” a raucous lampoon of his fellow ink-stained wretches.

Alexander Waugh, who throughout his varied career as a composer, columnist and historian bore lightly the weight of his literary inheritance — his father, Auberon, and his grandfather Evelyn ...

Alexander Evelyn Michael Waugh was born in London on December 30 1963, the second of four children of Auberon Waugh, known to family and friends as “Bron”, and his wife Lady Teresa, daughter ...