Brideshead Revisited
The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Format: Book
Description: x, 402 pages ; 25 cm
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.
Contents:
Prologoue: Brideshead revisited -- Book One: Et in Arcadia ego. -- I meet Sebastian Flyle-and Anthony Blanch e-I visit Brideshead for the first time -- My cousin Jasper's grand remonstrance-a warning against charm-Sunday morning in Oxford -- My father at home-Lady Julia Flyte -- Sebastian at home-Lord Marchmain abroad -- Autumn in Oxford-dinner with Rex Mottram and supper with Boy Mulcaster-Mr. Samgress-Lady Marchmain at home-Sebastian contra mundum -- Book two: Brideshead deserted. -- Samgrass revealed-I take leave of Brideshead-Rex revealed -- Julia and Rex -- Mulcaster and I in defense of our country-Sebastian abroad-I take leave of Marchmain House -- Book three: A twitch upon the thread. -- Orphans of the storm -- Private view-Rex Mottram at home -- The fountain -- Sebastian contra mundum -- Lord Marchmain at home-death in the Chinese drawing room-the purpose revealed -- Epilogue: Brideshead revisited.
Subjects:
Upper class families -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Catholics -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
Upper class families -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Catholics -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780316216449
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