Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

Description:

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.

subjects: Irish,  Irish in fiction,  Rogues and vagabonds in fiction,  Fiction,  Gamblers,  Europe in fiction,  Gamblers in fiction,  Classic Literature,  Ireland in fiction,  Rogues and vagabonds,  Irish fiction,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Southern states, biography,  Poets, biography,  Large type books,  Satire,  Humorous stories,  Gamblers -- Fiction,  Ireland -- Fiction,  Europe -- Fiction,  Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction,  Irish -- Foreign countries -- Fiction,  Thackeray, william makepeace, 1811-1863,  Irish--foreign countries--fiction,  Rogues and vagabonds--fiction,  Gamblers--fiction,  Irish fiction--foreign countries,  Pr5608.a2 s36 2008,  823.8,  Literature and fiction (general),  Travel,  Long Now Manual for Civilization

Places: Europe,  Ireland,  Foreign countries

Times: 18th Century