William Makepeace Thackeray 
The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

First published in serial form as The Luck of Barry Lyndon in 1844 and later reissued under the title  The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. , Thackeray’s picaresque novel abounds with the exploits and intrigues of Redmond Barry, a ruined member of the Irish gentry, who uses every means at his disposal to become a member of the English aristocracy.

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