Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

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Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcomes the attentions of its eccentric, aristocratic inhabitants. But he also discovers a world where duty and desire, faith and happiness are in conflict.

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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead, Sebastian's magnificent family home, Charles welcomes the attentions of its eccentric, aristocratic inhabitants. 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.
Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903. His first novel, Decline and Fall, was published in 1928 and it was soon followed by: Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). He travelled extensively, served in the Royal Marines and the Royal Horse Guards and continued to write, winning many prestigious literary awards. Brideshead Revisited was first published in 1945. Evelyn Waugh died in 1966.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780140274103
ISBN 10 0140274103
Titre Brideshead Revisited
Auteur Evelyn Waugh
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication 1999-10-07
Nombre de pages 336
Prix Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003, Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
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