Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial. It is narrated as the memoirs of Redmond Barry, an Irish adventurer who schemes to climb the social ladder in 18th-century Europe. Worth listening for its satirical wit and vivid portrayal of a roguish antihero.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
BARRY LYNDON By William Makepeace Thackeray From The Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray Edited By Walter Jerrold A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE THE MEMOIRES OF BARRY LYNDON, ESQ. CHAPTER I. MY PEDIGREE AND FAMILY—UNDERGO THE INFLUENCE OF THE TENDER CHAPTER II. I SHOW MYSELF TO BE A MAN OF SPIRIT CHAPTER III. A FALSE START IN THE GENTEEL WORLD CHAPTER IV. IN WHICH BARRY TAKES A NEAR VIEW OF MILITARY GLORY CHAPTER V. BARRY FAR FROM MILITARY GLORY CHAPTER VI. THE CRIMP WAGGON—MILITARY
EPISODES CHAPTER VII. BARRY LEADS A GARRISON LIFE, AND FINDS MANY FRIENDS THERE CHAPTER VIII. BARRY’S ADIEU TO MILITARY PROFESSION CHAPTER IX. I APPEAR IN A MANNER BECOMING MY NAME AND LINEAGE CHAPTER X. MORE RUNS OF LUCK CHAPTER XI. IN WHICH THE LUCK GOES AGAINST BARRY CHAPTER XII. TRAGICAL HISTORY OF PRINCESS OF X —— CHAPTER XIII. I CONTINUE MY CAREER AS A MAN OF FASHION CHAPTER XIV. I RETURN TO IRELAND, AND EXHIBIT MY SPLENDOUR AND CHAPTER XV. I PAY COURT TO MY LADY LYNDON CHAPTER XVI. I PROVIDE NOBLY FOR MY FAMILY CHAPTER XVII. I APPEAR AS AN ORNAMENT OF ENGLISH SOCIETY CHAPTER XVIII. MY GOOD FORTUNE BEGINS TO WAVER CHAPTER XIX. CONCLUSION
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