Alec Waugh

Alexander Raban Waugh (Alec Waugh) (July 8 1898 - September 3 1981), was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh.

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July 8 - 1898 - September 3 - 1981 - Novelist - Evelyn Waugh

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Waugh was born in London, and educated at Sherborne, a public school in Dorset. In 1915, he joined the armed forces, but did not see action in the First World War until Passchendaele. The result of his experiences was his first, semi-autobiographical novel, Loom of Youth (1917), which harked back to his schooldays.

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London - Sherborne - Public school - Dorset - 1915 - First World War - Passchendaele - Autobiographical - 1917

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Alec Waugh was the author of Wines and Spirits , a 1968 book in the Time-Life series Foods of the World. This was not a stretch as he was a noted connisseur. Waugh is said to have invented the cocktail party when he was active in London social life in the 1920"s.

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Other Books

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• Wheels Within Wheels (1933)
• Where the Clock Chimes Twice (1952)
• Island in the Sun (1957) (travel book)
• My Brother Evelyn and Other Portraits (1976)