The History of Henry Esmond
The History of Henry Esmond is a free 0-page fiction classics ebook by William Makepeace Thackeray, published Aug 2012. It is free to download in PDF, ePub, and Kindle formats — no payment required. Rated 5.0/5 by 1 reader. Downloaded 253 times.
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The story of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England, begins in his youth, as the illegitimate and orphaned cousin of the Viscount and Lady of Castlewood. The Jacobite family gradually embraces Henry as one of their own. When Henry comes of age he joins the campaign to restore James Stuart to the throne, but is eventually forced to accept the Protestant future of England.
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