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Brideshead Revisited (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Evelyn Waugh

Published: 2003-08-28
Mass Market Paperback : 336 pages
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A classic of our time, beautifully performed by Jeremy Irons and the basis of the award-winning television mini-series, Brideshead Revisited tells the story of the Marckmain family, as narrated by friend Charles Ryder. Aristocratic, beautiful, and charming, the Marchmains are indeed a ...

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A classic of our time, beautifully performed by Jeremy Irons and the basis of the award-winning television mini-series, Brideshead Revisited tells the story of the Marckmain family, as narrated by friend Charles Ryder. Aristocratic, beautiful, and charming, the Marchmains are indeed a symbol of England and her decline; the novel a mirror of the upper-class of the 1920s and the abdication of responsibility in the 1930s. Brideshead Revisited has become shorthand for a fantasy era of titled elegance, dead-end hedonism and fatuous wit.

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  "Mixed reviews from the members"by John C. (see profile) 01/21/08

Some of our members that the book was a "hard read". They felt that the language sometimes got in the way of the story. We had a great discussion about the themes of the book: religion, class, memory.... (read more)

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