Brideshead Revisited

Name: Brideshead Revisited
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141182483
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The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

By Evelyn Waugh

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh is a poignant exploration of love, faith, and memory, centred around Charles Ryder's relationship with the aristocratic Flyte family. Set against the backdrop of a fading English nobility between world wars, it delves into themes of friendship, religious devotion, and the irretrievable loss of youth and happiness. The novel intricately examines the impact of wealth and tradition on individual lives, capturing the complexity of human emotions and connections.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a richly detailed exploration of class, family, and faith, set against the backdrop of interwar England. Its melancholic, nostalgic narrative delves into themes of love, memory, and the passage of time, offering a poignant portrayal of changing social mores through the lives of its compelling characters.

Brideshead Revisited

Tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit.

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Brideshead Revisited, the masterpiece by Evelyn Waugh, is an extraordinary meditation on a lost world.

The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit.

Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, particularly his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise only his spiritual and social distance from them.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh is highly praised for its precision, clarity, and artistic storytelling. It is described as an enchanting and absorbing novel that immerses readers in its richly crafted world. The narrative's stylistic excellence and depth of emotion have earned it a reputation as one of Waugh's most successful works, with critics highlighting its magic and unforgettable artistic impact.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141182483

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 March 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Paula Byrne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 333g

Pages: 480

Collections

Evelyn Waugh Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.