Alec Waugh

Novelist and travel writer, born in London, UK, the brother of Evelyn Waugh. He was educated at Sherborne School, Dorset, which provided the background for his precocious first novel, The Loom of Youth (1917). This enjoyed some success, partly on account of its treatment of public school homosexuality. Later works include various travel books, notably Island in the Sun (1956), and autobiographical volumes such as The Early Years of Alec Waugh (1962) and My Brother Evelyn and Other Profiles (1967).

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

Waugh was born in London, and educated at Sherborne School, a public school in Dorset.

When the book was published Waugh was serving in France, although he did not see action in the First World War until Passchendaele. Nevertheless, his 1957 novel Island in the Sun was a best-seller, as was his 1973 novel, A Fatal Gift.

Alec Waugh was the author of In Praise of Wine & Certain Noble Spirits (1959), an amusing and discursive guide to the major wine types, and Wines and Spirits , a 1968 book in the Time-Life series Foods of the World. Waugh is said to have invented the cocktail party when he was active in London social life in the 1920's.

Other Books

Hot Countries (1930) , with woodcuts by Lynd Ward Wheels Within Wheels (1933) Where the Clock Chimes Twice (1952) Island in the Sun (1957) (best selling novel) My Brother Evelyn and Other Portraits (1976) A FAMILY OF ISLANDS ([1964]) , A History of the West Indies

Quotes

The first duty of wine is to be red. In Praise of Wine I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.