# Bryan Lyndon — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Bryan Lyndon in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** little Bryan Latin, Bryan, little Bryan, poor Bryan, Master Bryan

**First appearance:** 0018-xvii-i-appear-as-an-ornament-of-english-society

## Who they are

Barry and Lady Lyndon's adored young son, whose existence becomes both the proudest boast and the most precarious stake in his father's climb.

## In the story

### [I Appear as an Ornament of English Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xvii-i-appear-as-an-ornament-of-english-society)

Barry and Lady Lyndon's young son, used by Barry as leverage to control his wife; Barry plans to endow him with property.

### [My Good Fortune Begins to Waver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xviii-my-good-fortune-begins-to-waver)

Barry's young son, used by Bullingdon in a prank at a ball.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xix-conclusion)

Barry's beloved son, who died at age nine; his memory haunts Barry.

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