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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne

William Makepeace Thackeray

FormatEbook
Published2006
Words1,88,182
LanguageEnglish
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Thackeray's historical novel presents the fictional memoirs of Henry Esmond, a colonel serving during the reign of Queen Anne, set amid early eighteenth-century English politics and Jacobite intrigue. It suits readers interested in Victorian literature and historical fiction of the Augustan age.
William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

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