Waugh

Waugh, name of 3 English writers, the sons and grandson of journalist and publisher Arthur Waugh (1886–1943). Alexander Raban (Alec) Waugh (1898–1981) wrote over 40 novels and travel books, including Loom of Youth (1918) and Island in the Sun (1956). Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (1903–66) wrote mainly satire, both elegant and biting. His conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1930 had a deep affect on his work. His novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), Put Out More Flags (1942), Brideshead Revisited (1945), The Loved One (1948), and his World War II trilogy, The Sword of Honour (1952–61). Evelyn's son Auberon Alexander Waugh (1939– ) is a novelist whose works include Bed of Flowers (1972).