The Loom of Youth

Centenary of the publication of The Loom of Youth

On 19 July 1917, the London publishing firm Grant Richards published Alec Waugh’s first novel, The Loom of Youth.  The novel, which went on to become a best-seller, caused a great controversy at Sherborne School, with the result that Alec and his father resigned from the Old Shirburnian Society (they were not reinstated until 1933) and Alec’s brother … Read more

Alec Waugh’s postcard from Mainz

On 6 April 1918, nine days after he had been captured by the German army, 2nd Lieutenant Alec Waugh wrote a postcard from Mainz POW Camp to a schoolmaster at Sherborne School. Follow the link to find out what Alec wrote on his postcard from Mainz. Information about Alec Waugh’s time at Sherborne School is … Read more