| Author: | Thackeray, William Makepeace | ISBN: | 9781442945845 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant | Publication: | August 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | ReadHowYouWant | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thackeray, William Makepeace |
| ISBN: | 9781442945845 |
| Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Publication: | August 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | ReadHowYouWant |
| Language: | English |
William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852) presents the story of Henry Esmond, one of the colonels in Queen Anne's service. A sense of insecurity follows him as the illegitimate son of a Jacobite family even after his eventual acceptance by his family members. His participation in Battle of the Boyne and the Battle of Blenheim and his subsequent acceptance of a Protestant England are portrayed.
William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852) presents the story of Henry Esmond, one of the colonels in Queen Anne's service. A sense of insecurity follows him as the illegitimate son of a Jacobite family even after his eventual acceptance by his family members. His participation in Battle of the Boyne and the Battle of Blenheim and his subsequent acceptance of a Protestant England are portrayed.
