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Brideshead Revisited

AuthorEvelyn Waugh

NarratorAlexander John

Duration11h 15m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels, LGBTQ+ Literature

Key StageA Level

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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The classic story of Charles Ryder's relationship with the aristocratic Marchmain family and, in turn, their individual struggles with religion, relations and love.

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