Barry LyndonThe 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. |
Contents
THE MEMOIRS OF BARRY LYNDON | 9 |
In which I show myself to be a | 60 |
world | 84 |
Copyright | |
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