The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1956) The Heritage Press

First edition of The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray published by the Heritage Press in 1956. This book does not have a slipcover, but it is in very good condition. No markings or inscriptions. The book appears to be unread. Great illustrations by Edward Ardizzone!

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.

"There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write." - A quote from the book.

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