The History of Henry Esmond
1852 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. A typical example of Victorian historical novels, Thackeray's work of historical fiction tells its tale against the backdrop of late 17th- and early 18th-century England – specifically, major events surrounding the English Restoration – and utilises characters both real (but dramatised) and imagined. It weaves its central character into a number of events such as the Glorious Revolution, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Hamilton–Mohun Duel and the Hanoverian Succession.
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Author | William Makepeace Thackeray |
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Original title | The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne |
Country | England |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Publisher | Smith, Elder & Co. |
Publication date | 1852 |
Media type | |
Pages | 464 |
Followed by | The Virginians |