The Loom of Youth is a novel written by Alec Waugh, older brother of Evelyn Waugh, based on his life at Sherborne School, a public school in Dorset. When it was published in 1917, it was quite controversial due to its open portrayal of the homosexual passions between the boys. The result of this controversy is that Waugh remains the only former pupil to be expelled from the old boys society (The Old Shirburnian Society). 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. ... The school buildings Sherborne School is a public school for boys in the affluent town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...
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1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Lynd Kendall Ward (26 June 1905 – 28 June 1985) was an American artist and storyteller, and son of Methodist minister and prominent political organizer Harry F. Ward. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
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