![]() But he also discovers a world where duty and desire, faith and earthly happiness are in conflict a world which threatens to destroy his beloved Sebastian.Ī scintillating depiction of the decadent, privileged aristocracy prior to the Second World War, Brideshead Revisited is widely regarded as Evelyn Waugh's finest work. Invited to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcomes the attentions of its eccentric, aristocratic inhabitants. ![]() That was unavoidable for, from his first week, he was the most conspicuous man of his year by reason of his beauty, which was arresting, and his eccentricities of behaviour, which seemed to know no bounds.'Ĭharles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Brideshead Revisited (Paperback) Evelyn Waugh Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London (2009) ISBN 10: 0141045620 ISBN 13: 9780141045627 New Paperback Quantity: 1 Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Paperback. 'I knew Sebastian by sight long before I met him. His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waughs novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. ![]() 238 Brideshead Revisited, Penguin Books, London, 1960 239 Ibid. Brideshead Revisited is Evelyn Waughs stunning novel of duty and desire set amongst the decadent, faded glory of the English aristocracy in the run-up to the Second World War. ![]() Part of the Penguin Essentials series, discover a beautifully designed edition of Evelyn Waugh's British classic featuring cover art by Jim Tierney 237 Brideshead Revisited, Penguin Books, p. ![]()
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