Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Alec Waugh
Born: July 8, 1898
Died: September 3, 1981 (aged 83)
Bio: Alexander Raban "Alec" Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher.
Known for:
- The Loom of Youth (1917)
- Hot Countries (1930)
- Island in the Sun (1955)
- The fatal gift (1973)
- A Spy in the Family (1970)