Vanity Fair · Character
Lord Bareacres
Aristocratic husband of Lady Bareacres, a gambler and debtor in high society.
minor
Also known as Bareacres, George Earl of Bareacres, the Earl of Bareacres
First appearance: xxix brussels
Lord Bareacres shows up with force in In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Lord Bareacres is mentioned as a bankrupt old man who avoids dining with Steyne due to his debts.
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In In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert: Lord Bareacres is mentioned as a bankrupt old man who avoids dining with Steyne due to his debts. Later, in LXII: Am Rhein: Travels with his family on the steamboat,…
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