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Charles James Lever
1806–1872
Remembered for lively Irish novels packed with wit, adventure, and sharp social observation, this 19th-century writer became one of the great popular entertainers of his day. He also drew on an eventful life as a doctor, traveler, and diplomat, which gave his fiction its restless energy.
55 Audiobooks
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete
by Charles James Lever
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)
by Charles James Lever
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1
by Charles James Lever
Gerald Fitzgerald, the Chevalier: A Novel
by Charles James Lever
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
The Daltons; Or, Three Roads In Life. Volume I (of II)
by Charles James Lever
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I
by Charles James Lever
A Day's Ride: A Life's Romance
by Charles James Lever
Nuts and Nutcrackers
by Charles James Lever
Luttrell Of Arran
by Charles James Lever
The Daltons; Or, Three Roads In Life. Volume II (of II)
by Charles James Lever
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
by Charles James Lever
Lord Kilgobbin
by Charles James Lever
The Fortunes of Glencore
by Charles James Lever
Jack Hinton: The Guardsman
by Charles James Lever
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
by Charles James Lever
Roland Cashel, Volume I (of II)
by Charles James Lever
Sir Jasper Carew: His Life and Experience
by Charles James Lever
Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune
by Charles James Lever
The O'Donoghue: Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago
by Charles James Lever
Confessions Of Con Cregan, the Irish Gil Blas
by Charles James Lever
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
by Charles James Lever
One Of Them
by Charles James Lever
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)
by Charles James Lever
The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
by Charles James Lever
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I
by Charles James Lever
That Boy of Norcott's
by Charles James Lever
The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II
by Charles James Lever
Tony Butler
by Charles James Lever
Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
Arthur O'Leary: His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands
by Charles James Lever
Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
by Charles James Lever
The Works of Charles James Lever
by Charles James Lever
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.
by Charles James Lever
Tales of the Trains
by Charles James Lever
Roland Cashel, Volume II (of II)
by Charles James Lever
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II)
by Charles James Lever
Nuts and Nutcrackers
by Charles James Lever
Barrington. Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
A Rent In A Cloud
by Charles James Lever
St. Patrick's Eve
by Charles James Lever
Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service
by Charles James Lever
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.
by Charles James Lever
Barrington. Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles James Lever
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1
by Charles James Lever
Quotes and Images From The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 6
by Charles James Lever
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II)
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 4
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 3
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 5
by Charles James Lever
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2
by Charles James Lever
About the author
Born in Dublin on August 31, 1806, Charles James Lever studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin and qualified as a doctor before turning fully to literature. His early success came with fast-moving comic and military novels such as Harry Lorrequer, which helped make him a widely read figure in Victorian fiction.
Lever's writing often mixed humor, sentiment, and action, with Irish settings and characters playing a central role. He spent much of his later life on the continent, and he also served in British consular posts, including at Spezia and later Trieste.
He died in Trieste on June 1, 1872. Though fashions changed after his lifetime, his best-known books are still valued for their storytelling energy, colorful characters, and vivid picture of 19th-century Irish life.