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Today in History: Evelyn Waugh's 'A Handful of Dust' Published Fully

9/4/2026

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On September 4, 1934, British author Evelyn Waugh released his novel *A Handful of Dust* in full. The satirical work, signaling a move toward darker themes, follows the misadventures of Tony and Brenda and anticipates the Catholic-inflected fiction Waugh would produce after World War II.

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On September 4, 1934, British author Evelyn Waugh released his novel *A Handful of Dust* in full. The satirical work, signaling a move toward darker themes, follows the misadventures of Tony and Brenda and anticipates the Catholic-inflected fiction Waugh would produce after World War II.