Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
11 used & new from £1.75

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics)
 
 

Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by William Makepeace Thackeray (Author), Andrew Sanders (Editor) "SINCE the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it..." (more)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
RRP: £7.99
Price: £7.19 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £0.80 (10%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Temporarily out of stock.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

4 new from £7.19 7 used from £1.75

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD] DVD ~ Ryan O'Neal

Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics) + Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD]
Price For Both: £12.17

One of these items ships sooner than the other. Show details

  • This item: Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics) by William Makepeace Thackeray

    Temporarily out of stock.
    Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD] DVD ~ Ryan O'Neal

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    Eligible for FREE UK delivery on orders over £5 with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD]

Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD]

DVD ~ Ryan O'Neal
4.6 out of 5 stars (36)  £4.98
Vanity Fair (Wordsworth Classics)

Vanity Fair (Wordsworth Classics)

by William Makepeace Thackeray
4.6 out of 5 stars (9)  £1.99
The Book of Snobs

The Book of Snobs

by William Makepeace Thackeray
£6.49
Daniel Deronda (Wordsworth Classics)

Daniel Deronda (Wordsworth Classics)

by George Eliot
4.7 out of 5 stars (6)  £1.99
The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics)

The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics)

by Anthony Trollope
4.9 out of 5 stars (10)  £1.99
Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (22 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192836285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192836281
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 368,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #16 in  Books > Fiction > The Classics > Thackeray, William Makepeace

Product Description

Product Description
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.

Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
SINCE the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
oxford worlds classics

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics)
89% buy the item featured on this page:
Barry Lyndon (Oxford World's Classics) 4.5 out of 5 stars (2)
£7.19
Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD]
11% buy
Barry Lyndon [1975] [DVD] 4.6 out of 5 stars (36)
£4.98

 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A novel without a hero., 29 Mar 2002
By A Customer
Like De Foe, Thackeray recorded the "autobiography" of his hero, Barry Lyndon, Irish adventurer, originally Barry Redmond, who became a chance soldier in the British and Prussian armies during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). After his adventures as a soldier and a spy, he becomes a professional gambler and faithful companion of the Chevalier de Balibari. Together they cheat the most famous courts of Europe with their "skill" at cards and build up a substantial fortune to add to their fame. The gambler gives up his days of adventure-seeking after conveniently "falling in love" with the Countess of Lyndon just after her extremely wealthy husband dies. His downfall comes soon after.
Highly recommended for the historical novel lover.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4.0 out of 5 stars Barry Lyndon, the not so lovable rogue, 11 Jun 2009
By Trevor Coote "Trevor Coote" (Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Following in the footsteps of Fielding and Smollett, William Thackeray attempts to relate the tale of a lovable rogue, Redmond Barry, in the picaresque style. Narrated in the first person, distinctly unlovable Barry is the classic `unreliable narrator'. Born into insignificant Irish gentry the vain, narcissistic and self-deluding Barry is forced to flee from his native Ireland at the age of fifteen after apparently killing a man in a duel. First joining the British army and then pressed into the Prussian army during the Seven Years War he fights a few battles, deserts and then travels around Europe hobnobbing with the imbecilic European aristocracy and passing his time womanising, gambling and amassing a fortune. He finally returns to Ireland, cons and marries a rich widow and becomes Barry Lyndon. His downfall, when it comes, is not only inevitable but welcome because, rumbustious fun as the novel undoubtedly is, the incessant boasting and name-dropping eventually become somewhat tiresome.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is the... Read more
£7.99 £4.79

Find similar items

 

More From William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair (Wordsworth Classics)

This book comes with an introduction and notes by Owen Knowles... Read more
£1.99

 

Up to 50% off Dental Care

Braun Oral-B Professional Care 6000 Rechargeable Toothbrush - Pack of 2
Put a sparkle in your smile with up to 50% off selected Oral-B and Philips rechargeable toothbrushes.

Up to 50% off power toothbrushes

 

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

Learn more about Gift Certificates

 
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates