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A Guide For Jews To Roman Catholicism
A Jewish friend asked me for a book recommendation for learning about Roman Catholicism (not to convert herself but to understand some of those around her). I replied: I was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist and heard 10x as many bad … Continue reading
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Tagged book recommendation, brideshead revisited, jewish friend, roman catholicism, seventh day adventist, three novels
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Riding The Downton Abbey Craze
I love this pre-WWI PBS series. I watched it about a year ago on Netflix. It was enthralling. I’m glad to see that it is spurring people to buy books. I also loved Brideshead Revisited in the early 1980s. I … Continue reading
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Tagged american public television, brideshead revisited, lady astor, loyal servants, pbs series, wartime england
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Brideshead Revisited – The Movie
I’ve got to see this — soon. Who wants the privilege of buying my ticket? Sarah Lyall writes for the New York Times: THE images from the 11-episode mini-series are still vivid, 27 years later. Louche young Oxford students in … Continue reading
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Revisiting Brideshead Revisited
From the Weekly Standard: If you were forced to name the high-water mark of television, the 1981 Granada production of Brideshead Revisited would be a fine choice. Starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, and Laurence Olivier, Brideshead … Continue reading
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