![]() ![]() The novel recounts Charles’ continued connection with the family over two decades, including his eventual relationship with Sebastian’s sister, Julia, and (possible) conversion to Catholicism, the family’s religion. His relationship with Sebastian introduced him to Brideshead, the country house owned by Sebastian’s family. ![]() ![]() At university he met and befriended the eccentric, but lovable, Sebastian Flyte, owner of aforementioned teddy bear and soon-to-be-alcoholic. Charles Ryder, an army officer in the middle of the Second World War, reminisces about an aristocratic family that he met in the 1920s, while he was an undergraduate at Oxford. Because don’t get me wrong – this is a Depressing Book. ![]() These are just some of the things that you can expect to find in Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel, Brideshead Revisited.īut it’s not all stuffed toys and bubbly at Brideshead. An undergrad with a teddy bear and a penchant for champagne. Please be warned that there are spoilers below, so please revisit Brideshead Revisited before reading my review!Ī soldier reminiscing about his past. T his book is #64 on my Classics Club list, and #1 on my Back to the Classics list for 2014. ![]()
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