The Luck of Barry Lyndon
Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
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Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : 1853 |
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Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : 1853 |
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Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2008-10-16 |
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ISBN | : 1427077215 |
First published in 1844, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by Thackeray is a picaresque novel also known as The Luck of Barry Lyndon. It chronicles the life of impoverished Redmond Barry, an Irishman who wants to be an English aristocrat. An opportunist, rake, and gambler, he serves in the Seven Years War, first under the English flag and then, for money, in the Prussian Army. Continuing to play with his luck, he gains wealth in the beginning but eventually is punished for his many lovable imperfections.
Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : BookRix |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2019-06-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3736807899 |
Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Redmond Barry of Bally Barry, born to a genteel but ruined Irish family, fancies himself a gentleman. He is a hot-tempered, passionate lad, and falls madly in love with his cousin, Nora. The lad tries to engage in a duel with Nora's suitor, an English officer named John Quinn. He is made to think that he has assassinated the man, though the pistols were actually loaded with dummy loads. Redmond flees to Dublin, where he quickly falls in with bad company in the way of con artists, and soon loses all his money. He goes on to experience a series of military adventures eventually descending into decadence. Redmond eventually bullies and seduces the Countess of Lyndon to marry him. Eventually Barry Lyndon is separated from his wife, and lodged in Fleet Prison. He spends the last nineteen years of his life in prison, dying of alcoholism-related illness.
Author | : Maria Pramaggiore |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1441198075 |
This book examines key issues in transnational cinema, film aesthetics, and Irish history through a reading of Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975).
Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : Delphi Classics |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2017-07-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1786564475 |
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Luck of Barry Lyndon’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Thackeray includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Luck of Barry Lyndon’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Thackeray’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
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Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Joseph Grego |
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Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 1901 |
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Author | : Katrin Möbius |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2019-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1350081590 |
The army of Frederick the Great of Prussia is generally known as an efficient fighting machine based on brutal and strict drill procedures that led to broken but fearless soldiers as well as glorious battle victories. In analysing the mentalities of the men who established Prussia's great power status, Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War fundamentally challenges this interpretation. Drawing on a vast array of primary sources (including the writing of regimental chaplain Küster, who could probably be called the first modern military psychologist) and presenting the first English translation of 12 letters of common Prussian soldiers from the Seven Years' War, this book shows that the soldiers were feeling individuals. They were loving husbands, vulnerable little brothers, deeply religious preachers, and sometimes even bold adventurers. All these individuals, however, were united by one idea which made them fight efficiently: honour. In Prussian Army Soldiers and the Seven Years' War, the different elements of the Prussian soldiers' concept of such honour are expertly analysed. The result is a nuanced, sophisticated, and much-needed psychological history of Frederick the Great's army.
Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1853 |
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Author | : William Makepeace Thackeray |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1427053502 |