The Luck of Barry Lyndon
A picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy.
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The story follows Redmond Barry, a young Irishman from a declining family who aspires to be a gentleman but struggles with education and social standing. His infatuation with his cousin Nora leads to a misguided duel with her suitor, John Quin, prompting Redmond to flee to Dublin. There, he falls into a life of crime and joins the British Army to escape creditors. Sent to Germany during the Seven Years' War, he pretends to be insane to desert, stealing a lieutenant's identity and hoping to find a better future in neutral territory.
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The Luck of Barry Lyndon, William Makepeace Thackeray
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- 2022
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- Untertitel
- A picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Verlag
- Culturea
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2022
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 204
- ISBN13
- 9782382744246
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historische Romane, Klassiker, Britische Literatur, 19. Jahrhundert, Lebensgeschichten, England, Englische Literatur, Verfilmt, Ehe, Irland, Reise, 18. Jahrhundert, Parodie, Qual
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 1844
- Originaltitel
- Memoirs of Barry Lyndon
- Bewertung
- 3,55 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- The story follows Redmond Barry, a young Irishman from a declining family who aspires to be a gentleman but struggles with education and social standing. His infatuation with his cousin Nora leads to a misguided duel with her suitor, John Quin, prompting Redmond to flee to Dublin. There, he falls into a life of crime and joins the British Army to escape creditors. Sent to Germany during the Seven Years' War, he pretends to be insane to desert, stealing a lieutenant's identity and hoping to find a better future in neutral territory.