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Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue charmer whom the reader is led to distrust from the very beginning. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmanoeuvred in his first love-affair, a ruined Barry sets off and joins the British army. After service in Germany he deserts and, after a brief spell as a spy, pursues the career of a gambler in the dissolute clubs and courts of Europe. In a determined effort to enter fashionable society he marries a titled heiress, but finds he has met his match. First published in 1844, Barry Lyndon is Thackeray's earliest substantial novel, and in some ways his most original, reflecting his views of the true art of fiction: to represent a subject, however unpleasant, with accuracy and wit, and not to moralize. The text is that of George Sainsbury's 1908 Oxford edition which restores passages cut when the novel was revised in 1856. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Barry Lyndon, William Makepeace Thackeray
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- Barry Lyndon
- Language
- Italian
- Authors
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Publisher
- Newton Compton
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 334
- ISBN10
- 8854105333
- ISBN13
- 9788854105331
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, British Literature, Realistic Fiction, England, 19th century, English Literature, Adapted for Film, Marriage, Ireland, Journey, 18th century, Parody, Unhappiness
- First published
- 1844
- Original title
- Memoirs of Barry Lyndon
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue charmer whom the reader is led to distrust from the very beginning. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmanoeuvred in his first love-affair, a ruined Barry sets off and joins the British army. After service in Germany he deserts and, after a brief spell as a spy, pursues the career of a gambler in the dissolute clubs and courts of Europe. In a determined effort to enter fashionable society he marries a titled heiress, but finds he has met his match. First published in 1844, Barry Lyndon is Thackeray's earliest substantial novel, and in some ways his most original, reflecting his views of the true art of fiction: to represent a subject, however unpleasant, with accuracy and wit, and not to moralize. The text is that of George Sainsbury's 1908 Oxford edition which restores passages cut when the novel was revised in 1856. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.