The Luck of Barry Lyndon.
A continent-spanning adventure featuring one of literature's greatest rogues Redmond Barry has almost all the qualities of a gentleman: he speaks well, has learned courtly etiquette, and can hold his own with a sword in hand. But passion is his downfall-passion for life, for excitement, and unf...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Open Road Media,
2015
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | A continent-spanning adventure featuring one of literature's greatest rogues Redmond Barry has almost all the qualities of a gentleman: he speaks well, has learned courtly etiquette, and can hold his own with a sword in hand. But passion is his downfall-passion for life, for excitement, and unfortunately, for his cousin Nora. When he almost kills Nora's suitor in a duel, Barry flees to Dublin, and the adventure of his life begins. A consummate rake and con man, Barry finds himself on the battlefield against the Prussians in the Seven Years' War after losing everything. But war-and life, for. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (512 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781504010764 1504010760 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
