The protagonist of this novel falls victim to a trap set by Mr. Tapewell, who had been conspiring with Lady Jane Peckover and her nephew, George Poynings. After spending some time at the home of a highway robbery victim he encounters, Mrs. Fitzsimmons, the protagonist swindles a nobleman under the patronage of Princess Olivia into forfeiting his claim to the hand of Countess Ida. Untimely resurrections in this novel include the appearance of the protagonist's rival for the affections of Nora Brady thought to have been killed in a duel, Captain John Quinn, and the return of Lord Bullingdon, who posed an obstacle to the investiture of the protagonist's son Bryan. While serving as a spy for Frederick the Great the protagonist encounters his uncle, the Chevalier Ballybarry, with whom he travels to Dresden. After marrying the widow of Lord Charles the protagonist moves to Ireland, where he wins a seat in parliament, but in the end his profligate spending and spousal abuse land him in Fleet Prison, where he dies of delirium tremens. For 10 points name this novel by William Thackeray.
The protagonist of this novel falls victim to a trap set by Mr. Tapewell, who had been conspiring with Lady Jane Peckover and her nephew, George Poynings. After spending some time at the home of a highway robbery victim he encounters, Mrs. Fitzsimmons, the protagonist swindles a nobleman under the patronage of Princess Olivia into forfeiting his claim to the hand of Countess Ida. Untimely resurrections in this novel include the appearance of the protagonist's rival for the affections of Nora Brady thought to have been killed in a duel, Captain John Quinn, and the return of Lord Bullingdon, who posed an obstacle to the investiture of the protagonist's son Bryan. While serving as a spy for Frederick the Great the protagonist encounters his uncle, the Chevalier Ballybarry, with whom he travels to Dresden. After marrying the widow of Lord Charles the protagonist moves to Ireland, where he wins a seat in parliament, but in the end his profligate spending and spousal abuse land him in Fleet Prison, where he dies of delirium tremens. For 10 points name this novel by William Thackeray.
The protagonist of this novel falls victim to a trap set by Mr. Tapewell, who had been conspiring with Lady Jane Peckover and her nephew, George Poynings.
{Barry Lyndon}