Vile Bodies: A Rediscovered Book

A dazzling and devastating satire of the interwar years, Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh captures the glittering chaos of London's Bright Young Things-a generation dancing on the edge of catastrophe. In the aftermath of the First World War, the world is changing faster than its young socialites can understand, and their lives of glamour, gossip, and endless parties crackle with both excitement and dread.

At the center of the story is Adam Fenwick-Symes, a struggling writer drifting through a wor...