# Lord Bareacres — Vanity Fair character guide

> Lord Bareacres in Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bareacres, George Earl of Bareacres, the Earl of Bareacres

**First appearance:** 0029-xxix-brussels

## Who they are

Aristocratic husband of Lady Bareacres, a gambler and debtor in high society.

## In the story

### [In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/xlix-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.

### [LXII: Am Rhein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/lxii-am-rhein)

Travels with his family on the steamboat, sitting apart and speaking to no one; his finances are speculated upon by the Hebrew gentlemen.

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