3779997 Less than the Dust, poem from The Garden of Kama by Shaw, Byam (1872-1919); (add.info.: \'Less than the Dust\', poem from The Garden of Kama and other love lyrics from India, by Laurence Hope (pseudonym for Adela Florence Nicolson, b April 9, 1865- October 4, 1904). First published, 1901. Illustrated by Byam Shaw, b November 13, 1872 ? January 26, 1919. Both had lived in India. \'Less than the dust, beneath thy chariot wheel\'. The Garden of Kama; London, William Heinemann, p.1.); Lebrecht History.