The History of Henry Esmond - William Makepeace Thackeray

By William Makepeace Thackeray

Release Date: 2010-05-18

Genre: Classics

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The History of Henry Esmond William Makepeace Thackeray
The History of Henry Esmond 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 utilizes characters both real (but dramatized) and imagined.

The History of Henry Esmond - William Makepeace Thackeray

By William Makepeace Thackeray

Release Date: 2010-05-18

Genre: Classics

(0 ratings)
The History of Henry Esmond 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 utilizes characters both real (but dramatized) and imagined.

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