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Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Acceptable
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0140008217
- ISBN 13
- 9780140008210
- Seller
-
Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin, 13/12/1973 00:00:01. mass_market. Acceptable. 1.2690 in x 17.5127 in x 11.1675 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Well kept copy, but with a small tear to front cover's hinge.
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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Details
- Seller
- Stephen White Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- mon0000434170
- Title
- Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Mass_market
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140008217
- ISBN 13
- 9780140008210
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 13/12/1973 00:00:01
- Size
- 1.2690 in x 17.5127 in x 11.1675
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- X weight
- 0.1588 lb
Terms of Sale
Stephen White Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Stephen White Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bradford, West Yorkshire
About Stephen White Books
We are an online second-hand book dealer based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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