Barry Lyndon

Name: Barry Lyndon
Brand: William Makepeace Thackeray
SKU: 9780199537464
Price: 10.72 GBP
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by William Makepeace Thackeray

Title:

Barry Lyndon

Author:

William Makepeace Thackeray

Series (if any):

Oxford World's Classics

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

384 pages

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

ISBN-13:

9780199537464

EAN:

9780199537464

Classifications:

Literature: history and criticism

Weight (g):

388

Dimensions (mm):

129 x 196 x 17

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£10.72

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Description

Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue 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 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.