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Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray (1847)
★3.58(105)
Like The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, this novel satirizes social climbers with a sharp, critical eye.
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The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon
by William Makepeace Thackeray (1844)
★3.00(1 ratings)
Set in late 18th century Europe the adventures and misadventures of a minor member of the Irish gentry trying to better himself. Redmond Barry of Bally Barry is a clever young man, who learns the manners of a gentleman. This serves him well, for the next few decades he meanders through Europe, as a soldier, mercenary, gambler, and vagabond. He reaches the pinnacle of worldly success by marriage to an English heiress, but disastrously squanders her fortune and good will.
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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
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Fans of Barry Lyndon's detailed 18th-century setting will appreciate this immersive historical novel.
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Tom Jones
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