Barry Lyndon
Barry LyndonWilliam Makepeace Thackeray

Barry Lyndon (1853)

William Makepeace Thackeray

Creators: Disliked

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.

ISBN:
9781406808469
Length:
349 pages

Genres: classics

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Disliked

then I read Barry Lyndon a couple years ago and I really didn't like it so that sort of made me not really know where to go next with feri I just didn't get on with this one at all I feel like there were some things in it that were really interesting but I just disliked the main character so much

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