Barry Lyndon: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Barry Lyndon is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811–1863).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Barry Lyndon" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a picaresque novel first published in 1844. An Irish gentleman schemes his way toward English aristocracy through a life of duels, military service, gambling, and seduction. Narrated by the unreliable Barry himself, the story follows his relentless pursuit of wealth and status across war-torn Europe. From fraudulent courtships to strategic marriages, Barry's fortunes rise and fall as ambition collides with fate, leading to a reckoning that strips away his carefully constructed identity.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Barry Lyndon
- Author credits: Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811–1863)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Europe -- Fiction
- Gamblers -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Ireland -- Fiction
- Irish -- Foreign countries -- Fiction
- Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction
- Satire
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
- Historical Fiction
- Movie Books
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