“It tells of Brenda, Tony and their friends-a wonderfully congenial group who live by a unique set of social standards. According to their rules, any sin is acceptable provided it is carried off in good taste. A Handful of Dust, (c) Copyright 1934, by Evelyn Waugh CONTENTS A Handful of Dust 1. Du Côté de Chez Beaver 2. English Gothic-I 3. Hard Cheese on Tony 4. English Gothic-II 5. In Search of a City 6. Du Côté de Chez Todd 7. English Gothic-III A HANDFUL OF DUST ... I will show you something d...ifferent from either Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust. -THE WASTELAND CHAPTER ONE Du Côté de Chez Beaver "WAS anyone hurt?" "No one I am thankful to say," said Mrs. Beaver, "except two housemaids who lost their heads and jumped through a glass roof into the paved court. They were in no danger. The fire never properly reached the bedrooms I am afraid. Still they are bound to need doing up, everything black with smoke and drenched in water and luckily they had that old-fashioned sort of extinguisher that ruins everything.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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