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The History Of Henry Esmond
Set in the reign of Queen Anne, Thackerary's novel follows the troubled progress of Henry Esmond Esq, a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army. Enamoured of the Jacobite Lady Castlewood and her wayward daughter Beatrix, he distinguishes himself in Marlborough's campaigns against Louis XIV, but comes to grief in an ingenious but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to depose George I in favour of the Old Pretender. He continues to wrestle with an emotional allegiance to the Old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes eventually to terms with the whiggish-Protestant future.
BRITISH AND IRISH FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)LITERATURE AND FICTION_HISTORY, CRITICISM, ETC.
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERIsis Audio Books
LANGUAGEEN
An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
5.0
The History Of Henry Esmond
Set in the reign of Queen Anne, Thackerary's novel follows the troubled progress of Henry Esmond Esq, a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army. Enamoured of the Jacobite Lady Castlewood and her wayward daughter Beatrix, he distinguishes himself in Marlborough's campaigns against Louis XIV, but comes to grief in an ingenious but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to depose George I in favour of the Old Pretender. He continues to wrestle with an emotional allegiance to the Old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes eventually to terms with the whiggish-Protestant future.
BRITISH AND IRISH FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)LITERATURE AND FICTION_HISTORY, CRITICISM, ETC.
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERIsis Audio Books
LANGUAGEEN
An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
