Alec Waugh
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 Shirburnian Society. Despite setting this record, Waugh went on to become the successful author of over 50 works, and lived in many exotic places throughout his...See more
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 Shirburnian Society. Despite setting this record, Waugh went on to become the successful author of over 50 works, and lived in many exotic places throughout his life which later became the settings for some of his texts. He was also a noted wine connoisseur and campaigned to make the 'cocktail party' a regular feature of 1920s social life. See less
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Alec Waugh book reviews
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The Loom of Youth
Bygone Age
by LOUIS L, Apr 11, 2013
This once-famous novel was written by a teen-aged officer in the British Army as he trained to go off into the insatiable meat grinder of World War I about his experiences at a public school in ... Read More
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The Loom of Youth
Good old book about good old boys
This is a semi-autobiographical novel written almost 90 years ago. You are unlikely to find it at your local bookstore. It deals with life in a British Public (actually private and exclusive) School ... Read More
