Alexander Waugh Livres

The narrative traces the literary legacy of the Waugh family, beginning with Arthur, a groundbreaking poet and publisher who shifted the family's focus from medicine to literature. His sons, Alec and Evelyn, both became notable novelists, with Evelyn's works celebrated for their elegance and wit. The lineage continues with Auberon Waugh, a controversial columnist, and his son Alexander, who recounts this rich history of creative talent and familial rebellion against Victorian norms, highlighting the enduring influence of the Waughs in English literature.

What food does He like to eat? What are His family like? What did He do before creating the world? The answers to all these questions are in the Bible, or have been written about by those who know Him best - saints, popes and visionaries. In this account of God's life, Alexander Waugh, author of TIME, tackles the biggest subject of them all. So many stories about God have been forgotten, or edged out of the familiar tales that we have lost out understanding of Him. Now we can once again find out more about who it is that we pray to.

The House of Wittgenstein is the grand saga of a brilliant and tragic Viennese family whose members included a famous philosopher and the world's greatest one-handed classical pianist. The Wittgenstein family was one of the wealthiest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history, held together by a fanatical love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty, and the upheaval of two world wars. Of the eight children, three committed suicide; Paul lost an arm in the war and yet stubbornly pursued a musical career; and Ludwig, the odd youngest son, is now regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Alexander Waugh, author of the acclaimed memoir Fathers and Sons and himself the offspring of a famous and eccentric family, tells their baroque tale with a novelistic richness to rival Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's brief tenure as British Prime Minister between 1905 and 1908 represents an important transition in the history both of the country and of the Liberal Party, where he might be said to have bridged the gap between the party of Gladstone and that of Asquith and Lloyd George. As Liberal Leader from 1899 to 1908, he was widely credited with the restoration of the fortunes of his party, and his time in office includes one of the greatest landslide victories in British politics, when the Liberals won almost 400 seats in the election of 1906. Sir Henry's distinguished political career included nearly forty years as the MP for the Scottish seat Stirling Burghs, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Secretary of State for War and, uniquely, 'Father of the House' (as the longest-serving MP in the House of Commons) at the same time that he was Prime Minister. This is the first major biography of Sir Henry for forty years. It is also the first to be written by a Scot since 1914; indeed, it has been written about one former pupil of the High School of Glasgow by another. 'Truly this is an intensively scholarly work which will do much to elevate Campbell-Bannerman's reputation.' - from the Foreword by David Steel (Lord Steel of Aikwood), Liberal Party leader, 1976-1988

Die Wittgensteins gehören zu den schillerndsten Familien des ausgehenden 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Vater Karl hatte es als Stahlmagnat zu großem Vermögen gebracht und führte ein offenes Haus, in dem Musiker wie Brahms, Mahler oder Richard Strauss und die Wiener Avantgarde verkehrten. Seine Kinder jedoch litten unter dem strengen Vater: Drei der fünf Söhne brachten sich um, einer verschenkte sein Erbe und wurde ein weltbekannter Philosoph, einer blieb Pianist, der trotz fehlender rechter Hand konzertierte und sich von Ravel, Hindemith, Prokofjew oder Britten Stücke komponieren ließ. In seiner faszinierenden Biographie schildert Alexander Waugh die gesamte Tragik und Größe einer Familie vor dem Hintergrund zweier Weltkriege und dem Nationalsozialismus. Entstanden ist das erschütternde Portrait einer Familie so hochbegabter wie schwieriger Menschen.

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