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Alec Waugh. 3.57. 23 ratings4 reviews. 1930. With woodcuts by Lynd Ward. Hot Countries is more than a travel book. It is also an intriguing historical document, a record of the places portrayed and an impression of the attitudes of the time. Readers will find it an informative and pleasantly substantial narrative.
25 de jun. de 2007 · For the family of Evelyn Waugh, each new generation stoked literary ambitions—and the rude, robust, knotty tension between fathers and sons, Joan Acocella wrote, in 2007.
Alec Waugh, the elder brother of Evelyn Waugh, was born in London and educated at Sherborne School, in Dorset and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. In 1914 he won the English Verse Prize at Sherborne and one of his poems was accepted in August 1915 by the Chronicle. While only 17 he wrote a novel Continue Reading »
28 de out. de 2011 · 3.78. 9 ratings3 reviews. Part sentimental journey revisiting old well-loved scenes of former travels, and part search for new, out-of-the-way lands, Alec Waugh's travel book tells of a journey half-way round the world. But in new or old places, the author's sense of romance and adventure, his gift of combining past and present, his ability to ...
The result of his experiences was his first, semi-autobiographical novel, The Loom of Youth (1917), clearly inspired by The Harrovians (1931) by Arnold Lunn, and so controversial at the time (it openly mentioned homosexual activities between boys) that Waugh remains the only former pupil to be expelled from the old boys society (The Old ...
Alec Waugh. ( 1898 - 1981) Brother of Evelyn Waugh. Born Alexander Raban Waugh to Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher. He was the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh . His third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Waugh was educated at Sherborne School, a public ...
Alec Waugh (1898-1981) was a British novelist born in London and educated at Sherborne Public School, Dorset. Waugh's first novel, The Loom of Youth (1917), is a semi-autobiographical account of public school life that caused some controversy at the time and led to his expulsion. Waugh was the only boy ever to be expelled from The Old ...
