Arthur Waugh was an English author, literary critic and publisher, and the father of Alec and Evelyn Waugh. Born 1866 at Midsomer Norton, educated at Sherborne School and New College Oxford where, in 1888, he won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry for a ballad on the subject of Gordon of Khartoum. In 1892 he wrote the first biography of the poet, Alfred Tennyson published by William Heineman and in 1894 contributed to the first issue of the infamous Yellow Book. He was a columnist for the Sun, a regular correspondent to the New York Critic and from 1906-1931 was literary critic for The Daily Telegraph. His published works include poetry, biography, literary criticism and an autobiography One Man's Road in 1931. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Alexander Raban Waugh (Alec Waugh) (July 8, 1898 – September 3, 1981), was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh. ... Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Midsomer Norton is a small town in Bath and North East Somerset, lying on the River Somer and the Fosseway Roman road. ... The school buildings Sherborne School is an English public school for boys in the affluent town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. ... College name New College of St Mary Collegium Novum Oxoniensis/Collegium Sanctae Mariae Wintoniae Named after Mary, mother of Jesus Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Sir Roger Newdigates Prize is awarded to students of the University of Oxford for Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has not yet been in attendance at Oxford for four years since his or her date of admittance. ... Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ... This page is about the literary journal. ... The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... This article concerns the British newspaper. ...

From 1902 to 1930 he was managing director of the publishing house Chapman and Hall about which he wrote a detailed history entitled A Hundred Years in Publishing 1930. He died at his home in Highgate in June 1943. Fourteen volumes of his diaries covering the period 1930 to his death are held in the Boston University Library. Chapman and Hall was a British publishing house, founded in the first half of the 19th century by Edward Chapman and William Hall. ... View of Highgate, John Constable, 1st quarter of 19th century. ... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ...

Bibliography

• One Man's Road: being a Picture of Life in a Passing Generation by Arthur Waugh, 1931.
• My Father: Arthur Waugh in "The Early Years of Alec Waugh" by Alec Waugh, 1962.
• Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family by Alexander Waugh, 2004.