The History of Henry Esmond

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The History of Henry Esmond
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The History of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray
Edition year 1950
Binding Leather
Illustrator Clarke Hutton
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 428
Dimensions 22.8 × 14.9 cm

Edition details

The History of Henry Esmond, Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne by William Makepeace Thackeray, twelve leaves of lithographs by Clarke Hutton. Bound in quarter dark blue leather with blue buckram boards. No dust-jacket. 428pp. 22.8x14.9cm. (First of the FS's annual 'Presentation Volumes'.)

About the book

William Makepeace Thackeray's The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel set during the reign of Queen Anne. Narrated by Henry Esmond, the story follows his youth, military service and involvement in Jacobite political intrigue. Thackeray combines personal relationships with historical events to create a sophisticated portrait of loyalty, ambition and eighteenth-century society.

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