4.3
The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
The fictional biography of an adventurer and rogue, Barry Lyndon is born into the petty Irish gentry, and outdone in his first love affair. A ruined Barry volunteers for the British army, and later deserts becoming a spy and then a gambler. Determined to enter fashionable society, Barry marries an heiress but is ultimately outwitted by her, finally ending his days in a debtors' prison. Thackeray's Barry Lyndon reflects the true art of fiction as he represents an unpleasant subject with accuracy and wit -- and without moralizing.
FictionLiterary
RELEASED1982
PUBLISHERBuccaneer Books, Incorporated
LENGTH304
LANGUAGEEN
An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
4.3
The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
The fictional biography of an adventurer and rogue, Barry Lyndon is born into the petty Irish gentry, and outdone in his first love affair. A ruined Barry volunteers for the British army, and later deserts becoming a spy and then a gambler. Determined to enter fashionable society, Barry marries an heiress but is ultimately outwitted by her, finally ending his days in a debtors' prison. Thackeray's Barry Lyndon reflects the true art of fiction as he represents an unpleasant subject with accuracy and wit -- and without moralizing.
FictionLiterary
RELEASED1982
PUBLISHERBuccaneer Books, Incorporated
LENGTH304
LANGUAGEEN
An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
