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Mad world : Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead by Byrne, Paula is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mad world : Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead about?
Evelyn Waugh Was Already Famous When Brideshead Revisited Was Published In 1945. Written At The Height Of The War, The Novel Was, He Admitted, Of No 'immediate Propaganda Value'. Instead, It Was The Story Of A Household, A Family And A Journey Of Religious Faith--an Elegy For A Vanishing World And A Testimony To A Family He Had Fallen In Love With A Decade Earlier. This Brilliantly Original Biography Unlocks For The First Time The Extent To Which Waugh's Great Novel Encoded And Transformed His Own Experiences. In So Doing, It Illuminates The Loves And Obsessions That Shaped His Life, And Brings Us Inevitably To A Secret That Dared Not Speak Its Name. Paula Byrne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Who reads Mad world : Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Byrne, Paula
- Publisher
- HarperPress : [distributor] HarperCollins Distribution Services
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007243761
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Mad world : Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead (2010)
- Mad World: Evelyn Waugh And The Secrets Of Brideshead (text Only) (2010)
- Mad World: Evelyn Waugh And The Secrets Of Brideshead (text Only) (2012)
- Mad world : Evelyn Waugh and the secrets of Brideshead (2011)
- Mad World · Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead (TEXT ONLY) (2009)