BRIDESHEAD REVISITED: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g./V G Chipped and Foxed
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1945. 304pp. "Revised Edition". Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket, lettered in red with green decorations. Chipped to the edges and browned to the spine as usual. Unclipped, priced at 10s.6d.net. LACKS FRONT FREE-END-PAPER. "Revised Edition" hand stamped to the title-page indicating this is one of a handful of copies printed for Waugh's own use between the 50 privately circulated copies of 1944 and the 1st edition pub. in May 1945. Tom Driberg received a letter from Waugh on August 11th 1945 explaining the "Revised Edition" included changes to the text and 28 spelling corrections. The date on the title-page is still in the roman numeral format, the catalogue number is lacking on the verso of the title-page and the patent binding reference is also lacking. The contents leaf is not neatly set but the text appears to be the same as the first trade issue. [Evelyn Waugh, 1903-1966]. 1st edition, 1st impression. Hardback. V.g./V G Chipped and Foxed. 8vo.
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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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TT340
- Title
- BRIDESHEAD REVISITED: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Jacket Condition
- V G Chipped and Foxed
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st impression
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First;
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