A Handful of Dust (original 1934; edition 1951)

by Evelyn Waugh

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A Handful of Dust

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A Handful of Dust (1988 | IMDb)

Epigraph

...I will show you something different 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 Waste Land

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"Was anyone hurt?"

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Do not combine with the movie directed by Charles Sturridge.

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Lezard, Nicholas

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823.912Literature › English › English fiction › Modern Period › 1901-1999 › 1901-1945

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PR6045.A97Language and Literature › English › English Literature › 1900-1960

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