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Brideshead Revisited - The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (Book club edition)
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Little, Brown and Co; Boston, 1945. Hardcover. True First U.S. edition. First Bookclub edition. Very Good, previous owner name on front free endpaper, bumped and faded spine ends, dust soiling to page edges, in a Very Good, soiling from shelf/handling wear, scuffing, wear and small tears to edges, Dustwrapper. 8vo[octavo or aprx 6 x 9 inches], 351pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Author Evelyn Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder during the handful of months following a minor parachute accident. Loosely based on Waugh’s own experiences as a student at Oxford University, the novel tells the story of Charles Ryder, a young man at Oxford who is captivated by an eccentric classmate named Sebastian Flyte and his very wealthy, Catholic family. The first half of the book is filled with teachings of beauty, booze, and witty conversation; in the second half, every one grows up and things all apart. Told in flashbacks from the days of WWII, Waugh charts the passing of the privileged world he knew in his own youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures that wartime austerities denied him. While many critics believe that Waugh’s intention was to present Catholicism positively and reflect his own reasons for converting to it, many interpret the novel in the opposite light, believing that religion actually brings about the ruin of every character in the story. Brideshead Revisited is ranked 45th on BBC’s “The Big Read” survey and 80th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also included in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923) as well as Newsweek’s list of the 100 best books of world literature.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1015157
- Title
- Brideshead Revisited - The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (Book club edition)
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Date Published
- 1945-01-01
- Weight
- 1.56 lbs
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