Waugh, Alec

Alec Waugh was born in London in 1898 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 questionable record, Waugh went on to become the successful author of over 50 works, and lived in many exotic places throughout his life, many of which became the settings for future texts. He was also a noted wine connoisseur and campaigned t...