Brideshead Revisited
Memory, friendship and a Catholic family frame this novel of longing and grace. Its religious meaning unfolds through flawed people rather than neat lessons.
Literature
Original date: 1945
Reading level: Intermediate
Reading guides
Source notes & edition details
Brandon Vogt
Work title matched to the published list. The listed edition may differ.
Fr. John Hardon
Named in a secondary transcription of Hardon’s list. The printed original has not yet been checked for this work.
Joseph Pearce
Chapter 12 of Pearce’s Twelve Great Books (Ignatius Press, 2022), verified in the publisher-supplied public ebook preview.
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Taylor Marshall
Named in the New Saint Thomas Institute’s September 2014 reading plan. Edition choices may differ.
Explore the themes
conversion grace friendship family fictionBibliographic references
Original catalog editions
Back Bay Books (2012), Edition: Reprint, 432 pages
Brideshead Revisited