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Sword of Honor

by Evelyn Waugh
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This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric.
Sword of Honor comprises the three acclaimed novels Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender.
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Publisher: Hachette Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781619693951
  • File size: 707882 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2013
  • Duration: 24:34:45

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  • ISBN: 9781619693951
  • File size: 707979 KB
  • Release date: July 15, 2013
  • Duration: 24:34:34
  • Number of parts: 23

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This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric.
Sword of Honor comprises the three acclaimed novels Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Hachette Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781619693951
    File size: 707882 KB
    Release date: July 15, 2013
    Duration: 24:34:45

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781619693951
    File size: 707979 KB
    Release date: July 15, 2013
    Duration: 24:34:34
    Number of parts: 23

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English