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Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Cambridge, New York, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company. Very Good/Very Good. 1945. First U.S. Edition. Book Club edition, which predates first U.S. trade edition. Hardcover with dustjacket and book-of-the-month-club leaflet. Jacket has about a 1/2 inch chip at the top corner of the front, a 1/8 inch chip at the bottom, and two other less than 1/4 inch chips at the top of the spine. Jacket edges are worn, but aside from two 1/8 inch tears at the bottom of the front, appears to be free of any other rips or tears. Cover has black print on red cloth, with some light staining near the tops of the front and back covers. Bookplate inside the front cover. Binding is resonably tight and pages show no marks or tears. Book-of-the-Month-Club leaflet is in great shape with just some minor edge wear. Free upgrade to priority shipping. Used
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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- Eric Strattman
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 202401231711
- Title
- Brideshead Revisited
- Author
- Evelyn Waugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Literature;
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