He was depicted by a teddy bear named Delicatessen, owned by the actor Peter Bull. Īloysius, and in particular his representation in the 1981 television adaptation of the novel, is credited with having triggered the late-20th century teddy bear renaissance. The bear is most likely named after the Catholic saint Aloysius Gonzaga – the patron saint of youth. The model for Aloysius was Archibald Ormsby-Gore, the beloved teddy bear of John Betjeman, Waugh's friend at Oxford. Sebastian describes his time spent at Brideshead with Charles in Chapter 4: 'If it could only be like this always – always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe, and Aloysius in a good temper.'. I don't want him to meet a lot of horrid Italian bears and pick up bad habits' (Chapter 3). Later in the novel, Sebastian wonders whether he should take Aloysius to Venice with him: 'I have a good mind not to take Aloysius to Venice. The life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle. Other Folio Society editions available from its backlist include Vile Bodies, introduced by David Lodge (President of the EWS) and illustrated by Kay Baylay The Loved One, illustrated by Beryl Cook and introduced by Christopher Sykes and Black Mischief, illustrated by Quentin Blake.Not Aloysius, but a teddy bear in Castle Howard, Yorkshire, where the 1981 TV serial Brideshead Revisited was filmed.Īloysius is Lord Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited, published in 1945.Īloysius is with Sebastian as he gets a 'haircut' the first time the novel's protagonist, Charles Ryder, sees Sebastian at Oxford University. Brideshead Revisited: With Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls. The book is priced at £34.95 and is available at the link above. Wilson writes of Waugh’s skill for crafting memorable characters in the newly commissioned introduction to this edition.

Brockway also designed the striking binding art – an evocative portrait for the front and subtle motifs of swirling cigarette smoke on the back. Here, he has created stylised scenes that take us straight back to Brideshead and its characters’ devil-may-care lives. His work will be well known to Folio readers, with recent commissions including the Maigret collection. To illustrate one of the greatest literary masterpieces of the 20th century, we worked with woodcut specialist Harry Brockway. According to the Society’s online announcement: This is a 344-page hardback book in a slipcase, with an introduction by novelist and critic A N Wilson. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 1982 MissQuotes 17.80 Free shipping eligible Stunning boxed limited edition Folio Society book 'Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861' by Queen Victoria ChaosCottageUK 248. The Folio Society has issued a new illustrated edition of Brideshead Revisited in its Autumn collection.

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