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The luck of Barry Lyndon : a romance of the last century by Fitz-Boodle by William Makepeace Thackeray; Edgar Frederick Harden; Edgar F Harden is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The luck of Barry Lyndon : a romance of the last century by Fitz-Boodle about?

Set in late 18th century Europe the adventures and misadventures of a minor member of the Irish gentry trying to better himself. Redmond Barry of Bally Barry is a clever young man, who learns the manners of a gentleman. This serves him well, for the next few decades he meanders through Europe, as a soldier, mercenary, gambler, and vagabond. He reaches the pinnacle of worldly success by marriage to an English heiress, but disastrously squanders her fortune and good will.

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray; Edgar Frederick Harden; Edgar F Harden

Publisher

The University of Michigan press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472110421

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities