Evelyn Waugh

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
PREFACE......Page 18
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 19
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 22
INTRODUCTION......Page 24
R.B.L., \'Manchester Guardian\', October 1926......Page 86
ALEC WAUGH, from \'My Brother Evelyn\', 1967......Page 87
J.C.SQUIRE, \'Observer\', April 1928......Page 89
HAROLD ACTON, letter to Waugh on receipt of book, May 1928......Page 91
PETER QUENNELL, \'New Statesman\', May 1928......Page 93
PETER QUENNELL, letter to Waugh defending review, May 1928......Page 94
HERBERT L.MATTHEWS, \'New York Times Book Review\', June 1928......Page 97
THOMAS CRAVEN, \'New York Herald Tribune\', September 1928......Page 100
REBECCA WEST, letter to Waugh praising book, undated (1928)......Page 102
GERALD GOULD, \'Observer\', September 1928......Page 104
ARNOLD BENNETT, \'Evening Standard\', October 1928......Page 105
J.B.PRIESTLEY, \'Evening News\', November 1928......Page 107
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'New Statesman\', November 1928......Page 108
Unsigned review, \'Life and Letters\', December 1928......Page 110
Unsigned review, \'New York Times Book Review\', April 1929......Page 111
T.S.MATTHEWS, \'New Republic\', April 1929......Page 112
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 113
JOHN WILLETT, \'The Times\', March 1966......Page 115
RALPH STRAUS, \'Bystander\', January 1930......Page 118
V.S.PRITCHETT, \'Spectator\', January 1930......Page 120
ARNOLD BENNETT, \'Evening Standard\', January 1930......Page 122
EDWARD SHANKS, \'New Statesman\', February 1930......Page 123
RICHARD ALDINGTON, \'Sunday Referee\', February1930......Page 125
REBECCA WEST, \'Fortnightly Review\', February 1930......Page 129
Unsigned review, \'New York Times Book Review\', March 1930......Page 131
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 132
EVELYN WAUGH, \'Graphic\', October 1930......Page 136
Unsigned review, \'Observer\', October 1930......Page 137
Unsigned review, \'New Statesman\', October 1930......Page 138
HAROLD NICOLSON, \'Daily Express\', October 1930......Page 139
CHRISTOPHER HOBHOUSE, \'Cherwell\', November 1930......Page 141
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', November 1931......Page 143
REBECCA WEST, \'Daily Telegraph\', December 1931......Page 144
Unsigned review, \'New York Times Book Review\', January 1932......Page 146
PETER FLEMING, \'Spectator\', January 1932......Page 147
HOWARD MARSHALL, \'Daily Telegraph\', October 1932......Page 150
JAMES AGATE, \'Daily Express\', October 1932......Page 151
ERIC LINKLATER, \'Listener\', October 1932......Page 152
GEOFFREY WEST, \'Bookman\', November 1932......Page 154
ERNEST OLDMEADOW, \'Tablet\', January 1933......Page 155
ERNEST OLDMEADOW, \'Tablet\', February 1933......Page 157
EVELYN WAUGH, letter to Tom Driberg responding to Oldmeadow, undated (1934)......Page 163
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', March 1934......Page 164
PETER FLEMING, \'Spectator\', March 1934......Page 166
V.S.PRITCHETT, \'Christian Science Monitor\', April 1934......Page 167
BLAIR NILES, \'New York Times Book Review\', May 1934......Page 169
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', September 1934......Page 172
ERNEST OLDMEADOW, \'Tablet\', September 1934......Page 173
WILLIAM PLOMER, \'Spectator\', September 1934......Page 176
PETER QUENNELL, \'New Statesman\', September 1934......Page 177
EVELYN WAUGH, letter to Henry Yorke, September 1934......Page 180
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 181
BERNARD BERGONZI, \'Blackfriars\', July;August 1964......Page 182
BRIGID BROPHY, \'New Statesman\', September 1964......Page 183
PETER QUENNELL, \'New Statesman\', September 1935......Page 186
GRAHAM GREENE, \'Spectator\', November 1935......Page 187
J.A.KENSIT and DESMOND MACCARTHY, \'Listener\', January 1936......Page 189
EVELYN WAUGH, \'Listener\', February 1936......Page 194
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 196
RICHARD SULLIVAN, \'New York Times Book Review\', July 1946......Page 199
EDMUND WILSON, \'New Yorker\', July 1946......Page 202
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', July 1936......Page 204
C.M.BOWRA, \'Spectator\', July 1936......Page 205
MICHAEL DE LA BEDOYERE, \'Catholic Herald\', October 1936......Page 208
DAVID GARNETT, \'New Statesman\', November 1936......Page 211
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', November 1936......Page 213
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 215
RUPERT CROFT-COOKE, \'Tablet\', May 1938......Page 217
DESMOND SHAWE-TAYLOR, \'New Statesman\', May 1938......Page 218
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', May 1938......Page 220
JOHN BROPHY, \'Daily Telegraph\', May 1938......Page 221
DEREK VERSCHOYLE, \'Spectator\', May 1938......Page 222
Unsigned review, \'Saturday Review\', May 1938......Page 224
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 225
HAROLD NICOLSON, \'Daily Telegraph\', June 1939......Page 226
A.W.J., \'Manchester Guardian\', July 1939......Page 227
R.L.MARTIN, \'New York Times Book Review\', November 1939......Page 228
GERALD VANN, \'Dublin Review\', June;December 1939......Page 231
NIGEL DENNIS, \'Partisan Review\', July 1943......Page 232
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\',March 1942......Page 235
KATE O\'BRIEN, \'Spectator\', April 1942......Page 236
ALAN PRYCE-JONES, \'New Statesman\', April 1942......Page 237
GEORGE DANGERFIELD, \'Saturday Review\', May 1942......Page 240
NIGEL DENNIS, \'Partisan Review\', July 1943......Page 241
\'WILLIAM HICKEY\' (TOM DRIBERG), \'Daily Express\', January 1943......Page 249
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', January 1943......Page 250
NIGEL DENNIS, \'Partisan Review\', July 1943......Page 251
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 255
J.D.BERESFORD, \'Manchester Guardian\', June 1945......Page 256
V.C.CLINTON-BADDELEY, \'Spectator\', June 1945......Page 260
HENRY REED, \'New Statesman\', June 1945......Page 262
JOHN K.HUTCHENS, \'New York Times Book Review\', December 1945......Page 264
EDMUND WILSON, \'New Yorker\', January 1946......Page 268
EVELYN WAUGH, \'Life\', April 1946......Page 271
ROSE MACAULAY, \'Horizon\', December 1946......Page 276
DONAT O\'DONNELL, \'Bell\', December 1946......Page 278
T.J.BARRINGTON, \'Bell\', February 1947......Page 286
DONAT O\'DONNELL, \'Bell\', March 1947......Page 289
EVELYN WAUGH, \'Bell\', July 1947......Page 293
EVELYN WAUGH, Preface to 1960 revised edition, dated 1959......Page 294
DAVID PRYCE-JONES, \'Time and Tide\', July 1960......Page 295
JOHN COLEMAN, \'Spectator\', July 1960,......Page 299
FRANK KERMODE, \'Encounter\', November 1960......Page 302
THOMAS SUGRUE, \'New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review\', January 1947......Page 311
PETER FLEMING, \'Spectator\', January 1947......Page 313
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', December 1947......Page 315
JOHN RUSSELL, \'Sunday Times\', December 1947......Page 316
GEORGE ORWELL, \'New York Times Book Review\', February 1949......Page 317
JOHN WOODBURN, \'New Republic\', March 1949......Page 320
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Horizon\', February 1948......Page 322
Unsigned review, \'Time\', July 1948......Page 324
\'PETERBOROUGH\', \'Daily Telegraph\', July 1948......Page 325
JOHN WOODBURN, \'New Republic\', July 1948......Page 326
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', November 1948......Page 327
DESMOND MACCARTHY, \'Sunday Times\', November 1948......Page 331
R.D.SMITH, \'New Statesman\', December 1948......Page 332
JOHN BAYLEY, \'National Review\', February 1949......Page 335
JOHN FARRELLY, \'Scrutiny\', Winter 1951  2......Page 339
Unsigned review, \'Daily Telegraph\', March 1949......Page 341
JOHN RAYMOND, \'New Statesman\', October 1950......Page 343
GOUVERNEUR PAULDING, \'New York Herald Tribune Book Review\', October 1950......Page 344
Unsigned review, \'Time\', October 1950......Page 346
FREDERICK J.STOPP, \'Month\', August 1953......Page 347
CHRISTOPHER DERRICK, \'The Times\', April 1974......Page 357
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Sunday Times\', September 1952......Page 360
JOHN RAYMOND, \'New Statesman\', September 1952......Page 361
Unsigned review, \'Time\', October 1952......Page 364
Unsigned review, \'New Yorker\', November 1952......Page 366
DELMORE SCHWARTZ, \'Partisan Review\', November 1952......Page 367
JOSEPH FRANK, \'New Republic\', November 1952......Page 368
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', January 1953......Page 371
DOUGLAS WOODRUFF, \'Tablet\', February 1953......Page 372
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Sunday Times\', May 1953......Page 375
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', June 1953......Page 377
CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS, \'Tablet\', June 1953......Page 378
CHRISTOPHER SYKES, from \'Evelyn Waugh. A Biography\', 1975......Page 381
FRANK O\'CONNOR, \'New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review\', November 1954......Page 382
LOUIS O.COXE, \'New Republic\', November 1954......Page 383
NORMAN SHRAPNEL, \'Manchester Guardian\', July 1955......Page 388
CHRISTOPHER SYKES, \'Time and Tide\', July 1955......Page 389
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Sunday Times\', July 1955......Page 392
KINGSLEY AMIS, \'Spectator\', July 1955......Page 394
GEOFFREY MOORE, \'New York Times Book Review\', July 1955......Page 397
CURTIS BRADFORD, \'New Republic\', July 1955......Page 399
ROBERT LINDLEY, \'Month\', September 1955......Page 401
DONAT O\'DONNELL, \'Spectator\', July 1957......Page 403
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', July 1957......Page 405
JOHN RAYMOND, \'New Statesman\', July 1957......Page 407
PHILIP TOYNBEE, \'Observer\', July 1957......Page 409
J.B.PRIESTLEY, \'New Statesman\', August 1957......Page 410
GERALD SYKES, \'New York Times Book Review\', April 1958......Page 416
Unsigned review, \'Time\', April 1958......Page 417
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', October 1959......Page 419
DOUGLAS WOODRUFF, \'Tablet\', October 1959......Page 421
GRAHAM GREENE, \'Observer\', October 1959......Page 423
C.M.BOWRA, \'London Magazine\', December 1959......Page 425
CHARLES A.BRADY, \'New York Times Book Review\', January 1960......Page 427
ANGUS WILSON, \'Encounter\', January 1960......Page 428
DAN JACOBSON, \'Spectator\', September 1960......Page 432
ANTHONY ALLOTT, \'Tablet\', September 1960......Page 434
BASIL DAVIDSON, \'New Statesman\', September 1960......Page 436
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Sunday Times\', September 1960......Page 437
ALAN SILLITOE, \'Time and Tide\', October 1960......Page 440
KINGSLEY AMIS, \'Spectator\', October 1961......Page 442
BERNARD BERGONZI, \'Guardian\', October 1961......Page 446
V.S.PRITCHETT, \'New Statesman\', October 1961......Page 447
CHRISTOPHER DERRICK, \'Tablet\', October 1961......Page 450
CYRIL CONNOLLY, \'Sunday Times\', October 1961......Page 453
PHILIP TOYNBEE, \'Observer\', October 1961......Page 456
GORE VIDAL, \'New York Times Book Review\', January 1962......Page 461
JOSEPH HELLER, \'Nation\', January 1962......Page 465
FRANK KERMODE, \'Partisan Review\', August 1962......Page 468
SIMON RAVEN, \'Spectator\', June 1964......Page 470
Jocelyn Brooke, \'Listener\', November 1963......Page 474
V.S.PRITCHETT, \'New Statesman\', November 1963......Page 475
WILLIAM PLOMER, \'Listener\', September 1964......Page 477
MALCOLM BRADBURY, \'Spectator\', September 1964......Page 479
V.S.PRITCHETT, \'New Statesman\', September 1964......Page 482
STANLEY KAUFFMANN, \'New Republic\', November 1964......Page 487
ALEC WAUGH, \'Cosmopolitan\', November 1964......Page 490
ANTHONY BURGESS, \'Encounter\', December 1964......Page 493
Unsigned review, \'Times Literary Supplement\', March 1966......Page 499
JOHN P.MCKENNA, letter to \'Times Literary Supplement\', April 1966......Page 503
ANGUS WILSON, \'Times Literary Supplement\', October 1975......Page 505
MARTIN STANNARD, \'New Review\', December 1976......Page 513
PAUL JOHNSON, \'Punch\', January 1978......Page 521
PHILIP LARKIN, \'Guardian\', September 1980......Page 525
GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT, \'Spectator\', October 1980......Page 527
WYNDHAM LEWIS, from \'The Doom of Youth\', 1932......Page 533
Unsigned report, \'Daily Telegraph\', February 1957......Page 535
Unsigned article, \'Daily Telegraph\', June 1960......Page 540
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 542
INDEX......Page 544