Waugh, Teresa (Lorraine)
WAUGH, Teresa (Lorraine)
WAUGH, Teresa (Lorraine). British, b. 1940. Genres: Adult non-fiction, Translations. Career: Writer and translator. Publications: Painting Water, 1984; Waterloo, Waterloo, 1986; (with A. Waugh) The Entertaining Book, 1986; An Intolerable Burden, 1988; A Song at Twilight, 1989; Sylvia's Lot, 1994; The Gossips, 1995; A Friend Like Harvey, 1999; The House, 2002. TRANSLATOR: M.R. Pahlavi, The Shah's Story, 1980; J. Gimpel, The Cathedral Builders, 1983; M. Bellonci, The Travels of Marco Polo: A Modern Translation, 1984; J. Tulard, Napoleon: The Myth of the Saviour, 1984; B. Craveri, Madame Du Deffand and Her World, 1994; A. Muhlstein, The Life of Astolphe de Custine, 1999. Address: Combe Florey House, Taunton, Somerset TA4 3JD, England.
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