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A Handful of Dust
By
Evelyn Waugh and
David Case (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Books on Tape
Publication date
July 1, 1934
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780736620550
ISBN-10
0736620559
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Original list price
$48.00
Other format details
audio
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A HANDFUL OF DUST satirizes that stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential. Murderously urbane, it depicts the breakup of a marriage in the London gentry, where the errant wife suffers from terminal boredom and becomes enamored of a social parasite and professional lunch-goer.
The depravity and polished savagery of these characters offer an opportunity for Waugh's rapier wit and subtly to "show us fear in a handful of dust."
"Waugh's technique is relentless and razor-edged...by any standard it is super satire." (Chicago Daily News)
Editions
Hardcover
Reissue edition from Little Brown & Co (December 11, 2012)
9780316216272 | details & prices | 273 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.08 lbs | List price $29.99
About: After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony.
About: After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony.
from Everymans Library (April 1, 2002)
9780375414206 | details & prices | 225 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $21.00
About: A satire of decadence among the English upper class depicts the breakup of a marriage among London's gentry, following the changing relationship between Tony Last, who is obsessed with his Victorian gothic country estate, and his wife, Lady Brenda, who, bored with her husband, embarks on an affair with an ambitious social climber.
About: A satire of decadence among the English upper class depicts the breakup of a marriage among London's gentry, following the changing relationship between Tony Last, who is obsessed with his Victorian gothic country estate, and his wife, Lady Brenda, who, bored with her husband, embarks on an affair with an ambitious social climber.
Large print edition from Isis Large Print Books (April 1, 1989)
9781850892748 | details & prices | List price $19.95
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
from Penguin USA (June 1, 1951); titled "Handful of Dust"
9780140008227 | details & prices | List price $3.50
About: (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Evelyn Waughâs 1934 novel is a bitingly funny vision of aristocratic decadence in England between the wars.
About: (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Evelyn Waughâs 1934 novel is a bitingly funny vision of aristocratic decadence in England between the wars.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Back Bay Books (December 11, 2012)
9780316216265 | details & prices | 273 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.99
Mti edition from Back Bay Books (June 1, 1988)
9780316926058 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $14.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
from G K Hall Audio Books (June 1, 1991); titled "Handful of Dust"
9781560549741 | details & prices | List price $64.95
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
The price comparison is for this edition
With David Case (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Books on Tape (July 1, 1934)
9780736620550 | details & prices | List price $48.00
About: A HANDFUL OF DUST satirizes that stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
About: A HANDFUL OF DUST satirizes that stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613172677 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $21.55
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
About: Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have money, but lack practically every other credential.
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