A dispossessed 18th-century Irish nobleman uses blackmail, bribery and other underhanded devices to intimidate a wealthy widow into marrying him and relinquishing control of her wealth.

First published in 1844, this is Thackeray’s earliest substantial work of fiction and perhaps his most original. The text is that of Saintbury’s 1908 Oxford edition which incorporates Thackeray’s revisions.

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With illustrations by the author. Vanity Fair is Thackeray’s masterpiece, but he also showed great skill in writing historical fiction with fine attention to period manners and customs and a…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not…

Memoires de Barry Lyndon, du royaume d'Irlande, contenant le recit de ses aventures extraordinaires… par W. M. Thackeray, roman anglais traduit… par Leon de Wailly Date de l'edition originale: 1865

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""M?????moires de Barry Lyndon du Royaume d'Irlande"" est un roman historique ?????crit par William Makepeace Thackeray et publi????? en 1867. Le livre raconte l'histoire de Redmond Barry, un jeune homme…