Volume 2 of the British social panorama! First romantic initiations: Nick Jenkins is now a young student, mingling at balls and parties of the upper class and the bohemian scene, where he encounters new and familiar acquaintances. He has taken a liking to Barbara Goring, who has unfortunately fallen for Nick's rival, Kenneth Widmerpool. The dance continues, and the whirlwind that also sweeps the reader along is just the beginning of this long, fabulously entertaining dance. Volume 2 of Anthony Powell's 12-volume masterpiece 'A Dance to the Music of Time': a British social panorama of unknown magnitude - a forgotten gem, monumental in scope and craftsmanship. Powell paints a multifaceted picture of the English upper class from the end of World War I to the late 1960s: an incomparable wealth of fascinating characters.