March 19, Alexander Waugh: “A Word or Two About Evelyn Waugh”

On Wednesday March 19, Alexander Waugh will deliver a public lecture entitled “A Word or Two About Evelyn Waugh”  at 7pm in Elvet Riverside 201.

Alexander Waugh is the grandson of Evelyn Waugh and the son of columnist Auberon Waugh. He has written several books on music (he was formerly Chief Opera Critic at the Evening Standard) and critically acclaimed books on a broad range of subjects including Time (1999) and God (2002). His study, Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family (2004), examined five generations of the Waughs. He is currently General Editor of a 42-volume scholarly edition of The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh.