# Is "Remote People" by Evelyn Waugh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Remote People by Evelyn Waugh (Duckworth, 1931) is identified by: First edition, first impression, published by Duckworth, London, in 1931. UK Duckworth 1931 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first impression, published by Duckworth, London, in 1931
- Travel narrative of Waugh's journey to Abyssinia for the coronation of Haile Selassie and onward through East and Central Africa
- Retitled They Were Still Dancing in the United States
- Publisher imprint reads Duckworth
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher | Duckworth |
| Year | 1931 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first impression, published by Duckworth, London, in 1931 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first impression, published by Duckworth, London, in 1931. Travel narrative of Waugh's journey to Abyssinia for the coronation of Haile Selassie and onward through East and Central Africa. Retitled They Were Still Dancing in the United States.

## Is this the true first?
UK Duckworth 1931 is the true first. The US edition was published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1932 as They Were Still Dancing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
American edition was retitled They Were Still Dancing. A single dealer listing claims a 1931 US printing, but standard bibliographies record the US first as Farrar & Rinehart 1932; treat any earlier US date with caution.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Remote People* by Evelyn Waugh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/remote-people
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.