Brideshead revisited
Set in 1920's England, the story examines the wealthy Flyte family through the eyes of Sebastian Flyte's less wealthy school friend Charles Ryder, who is eventually tempted into an extramarital affair with Sebastian's sister, Lady Julia. The novel is a story of faith and disillusionme...
Main Author: | Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. |
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Other Authors: | Northam, Jeremy, 1961- |
Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[London] : Prince Frederick, MD :
CSA Word ; Distributed by Audio Adventures and Landmark Audiobooks,
Â2008.
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Edition: | Abridged. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
Set in 1920's England, the story examines the wealthy Flyte family through the eyes of Sebastian Flyte's less wealthy school friend Charles Ryder, who is eventually tempted into an extramarital affair with Sebastian's sister, Lady Julia. The novel is a story of faith and disillusionment in a glamorous upper-class world. |
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Item Description: |
Compact disc. Duration: ca. 5:00:00. |
Physical Description: |
4 audio discs (approximately 5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN: |
9781934997055 1934997056 9781906147266 1906147264 |
Author Notes: |
Waugh began publishing his novels in the late 1920's. He joined the Royal Marines at the beginning of World War II and was one of the first to volunteer for commando service. In 1944 he survived a plane crash in Yugoslavia and, while hiding in a cave, corrected the proofs of one of his novels. Waugh's early novels, Decline and Fall (1927), Vile Bodies (1930), and A Handful of Dust (1934), established him as one of the funniest and most brilliant satirists the British had seen in years. He was particularly skillful at poking fun at the scramble for prominence among the upper classes and the struggle between the generations. He lived for a while in Hollywood, about which he wrote The Loved One (1948), a scathing attack on the United States's overly sentimental funeral practices. His greatest works, however, are Brideshead Revisited (1945), which has been made into a highly popular television miniseries, and the trilogy Sword of Honor (1965), composed of Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and The End of the Battle (1961). (Bowker Author Biography) |