The third warning

1892 – 1982

Augustus Muir (full name Charles Augustus Carlow Muir [1892-1982]) graduated from the University of Edinburgh and followed a career in letters, working as a novelist, historian, biographer, journalist, and editor. Following World War I, he became the editor of the *World* newspaper. He wrote a biography of Charles White, the anecdotal *Scotland's Road of Romance: Travels in the Footsteps of Prince Charlie* (1934), and several histories of industrial firms. In 1953, he edited *How to Choose and Enjoy Wine*. Muir had a brief try at screen-writing and was the coauthor with Joseph Krumgold of *The Phantom Submarine* (1940), which starred Bruce Bennett and Anita Louise. He had a burst of popul…