The History of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray

⏱ 8 minVictorian classic

A boy of doubtful birth, raised as a poor dependent, gives his devoted heart to the great house of Castlewood, soldiers in Marlborough's wars, conceals the secret of his own legitimacy, and loves hopelessly before turning to the steadfast heart at last. Thackeray's masterly historical novel of the age of Queen Anne.

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