Brideshead Revisited vs The four men; a farrago: Which Should You Read?

Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 ★★★★☆ 4.0 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Challenging

The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the…

The four men; a farrago Hilaire Belloc · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.8 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Moderate

A “Farrago” is a “confused mixture,” an apt subtitle for this 1911 semi-fictional travelogue and love song to Hilaire Belloc’s home County of Sussex. It is full to bursting with humor, songs (often including scores),…