Evelyn Waugh: The Spoken Word

Synopsis: Drawing on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts, this CD presents Waugh in some of his most significant radio appearances. The recordings range from the earliest surviving example of Waugh’s voice, dating from 1938, to a speech given at the Royal Society of Literature in 1963, just three years before he died. We hear the writer as a 35 year-old, ten years into his first flush of literary success; as a middle-aged abhorrer of post-war society; and finally as a respected and venerated novelist. All the recordings are being made commercially available for the first time.
Series: Spoken Word, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2008
Availability: out of distribution
Subjects: English language and literature; Literature
Keywords: archive sound recordings; novelists; Waugh, Evelyn; radio broadcasts

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