Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Year: 1844
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Classic, Historical fiction, Free books, Adventure
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9781406808469
9780199537464
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Set in late 18th century Europe the adventures and mis-adventures 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.
In 1975 Stanley Kubrick released a movie based on this novel.
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