«En la sencillez residía nuestro secreto: todo lo que triunfa en la vida es sencillo.»
Barry Lyndon narra el ascenso y caída de una ambición desmesurada: la de Redmond Barry, un joven irlandés decidido a convertirse en un hombre rico e importante. Hipócrita y vanidoso, usa todos sus ardides para escalar en el mundo social del siglo XVIII, hasta alcanzar la cúspide al casarse con lady Lyndon, la joven viuda de un acaudalado conde. Será entonces, sin embargo, cuando descubrirá que, tras subir la montaña, solo queda bajarla.

La primera novela de Thackeray es una fantástica fábula a la que se han dedicado innumerables estudios. Entre ellos se cuenta el de Andrew Sanders, autor de la brillante introducción que precede a la obra, traducida aquí por la poeta y periodista Ana Nuño.

Charlotte Brontë dijo...
«Cuanto más leo la obra de Thackeray, más convencida estoy de su singularidad: es único en su sagacidad, único en su veracidad, único en su sensibilidad... Thackeray es un titán.»

Ideal for advanced, confident learners of English looking to improve or consolidate their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded to level, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and wealthy family, to await a suitable marriage, while Becky must look out for herself, earning her own living in a hard world. But Becky is neither kind nor foolish, and with her quick brain and keen eye for a chance, her fortunes soon rise, while Amelia's fall. Greed, ambition, loyalty, folly, wisdom ... this famous novel gives us a witty and satirical picture of English society during Napoleonic wars.

'I ran to the side of the ship. Help, help! Murder! I screamed, and my uncle slowly turned to look at me. I did not see any more. Already strong hands were pulling me away. Then something hit my head; I saw a great flash of fire, and fell to the ground . . .' And so begin David Balfour's adventures. He is kidnapped, taken to sea, and meets many dangers. He also meets a friend, Alan Breck. But Alan is in danger himself, on the run from the English army across the wild Highlands of Scotland . . .