Grandeur, Nostalgia and Family Drama in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited

from Between The Covers · host Jay Ruud and Stacey Margaret Jones

Even posh Brits have family problems, and Evelyn Waugh's exploration of the aristocratic Flyte family through the perspective of upwardly-mobile Charles Ryder touches on the allure of a bygone era, religion and the waning of privilege in 20th century Great Britain. Join us for a discussion of why this novel is lovable... and check in with Chaos Reader, too.

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