The History Of Henry Esmond Esq
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
What spectacle is more august than that of a great king in exile? Who is more worthy of respect than a brave man in misfortune?' When "Henry Esmond" appeared in 1852, noted writers and critics of the time acclaimed it as the best historical novel ever written. Set in the reign of Queen Anne, the story follows the troubled progress of a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army, as he painfully wrestles with an emotional allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes to terms of a kind with the Whiggish-Protestant future. This change also entails a very uncomfortable switch in his affections. The love story of Henry Esmond is charged with sombre, unconscious emotions, yet is skilfully embedded into historical events which are convincing but never too prominent.
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London: printed for Smith, Elder, & Company,, 1852. First edition of the novel often cited alongside Vanity Fair as the author's masterpiece. "Thackeray once again plays off the narrator's insights against the reader's suspicions, giving readers one of the most thought-provoking and unsettling among Victorian novels" (ODNB). "It is on Esmond that Thackeray's fame as a historical novelist… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty, Q. Anne; Written by Himself
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New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. 1956. Hardcover. William Makepeace Thackeray's historical novel is set in England at the time of the Restoration in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. This handsome reprint edition with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone and with a new introduction by Laura Benét. Sandglass leaflet laid in (NY, #IV: 21) … Read more about this item Item Price
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The history of Henry Esmond, Esq. : a colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. - The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. - Denis Duval
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The history of Henry Esmond, esq. : a colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne / Written by himself ; edited by W. M. Thackeray ; illustrated by Chris Hammond
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