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Information compiled by Smith about her fellow classmates at Portland High School, Class of 1922. Includes obituaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, materials relating to her own marriage and subsequent divorce from Leslie Thompson, and the will of Bertha Smith, Evelyn's mother.

The Jungle, as it turns out, is not the best place to forgot your troubles. Tony Last has it all: A loving wife, a delightful son, and a splendid home in the countryside. Or so he thinks. His life is left in shambles when, in the wake of his son's death, he discovers that his wife has been having an affair and wants to divorce him. To get away from it all, he joins an expedition to Brazil, but the incompetence of its organizer may prove to be even more trouble for Tony.

A unique take on a fascinating chapter of history, from the pen of one of the twentieth century's most distinguished authors. A fictionalized retelling of the life of Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine I, and her quest for the relics of the True Cross. Despite being seen today as a minor example of Waugh's writing, he considered Helena to be his best work.