Charles O’Malley, the Irish Dragoon (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles James Lever
- First Published: 1840
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Picaresque romance
- Time of Work: 1808-1812
- Setting: Ireland and Europe
- Principal Characters: Charles O’Malley, Godfrey O’Malley, William Considine, Captain Hammersley, General Dashwood, Lucy Dashwood
- Genres: Long fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Adventure, Soldiers, Ireland or Irish people, Duels or dueling, Battles, Honor
- Locales: Europe, Ireland
The Story:
At age seventeen, Charles O’Malley was tall and broad-shouldered, deadly with a gun and sure in the saddle. He possessed in abundance the qualities of generosity and honor expected of Godfrey O’Malley’s nephew. Godfrey, of O’Malley Castle, Galway, was still a good man on a horse and quick to pass the bottle. In his ruined old castle hard by the River Shannon, he held the staunch affections of his tenants.
Old Godfrey was standing for election to the Irish Parliament. Unable to leave home during the election campaign, he sent Charles to the home of a...
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