# Rev. Edmund Lavender — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Rev. Edmund Lavender in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lavender, Poor Lavender

**First appearance:** 0002-i-my-pedigree-and-family-undergo-the-influence-of-the-tender-passion

## Who they are

Irish clergyman and drinking companion of Barry's early days.

## In the story

### [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)

Brings Barry news of scandals circulating about him.

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