History of Henry Esmond
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History of Henry Esmond

A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne

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  1. 543 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

History of Henry Esmond

A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne

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About this book

Can't get enough historical fiction? Immerse yourself in this imaginative retelling of the events that led up to and followed the restoration of the British monarchy in the late seventeenth century. Thackeray's sweeping epic encompasses a huge cast of fascinating historical characters, but focuses on the perspective of Henry Esmond, a military officer serving in Queen Anne's personal militia.

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Information

Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781775450009
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Dedication
  4. Preface
  5. BOOK I
  6. Chapter I - An Account of the Family of Esmond of Castlewood Hall
  7. Chapter II - Relates How Francis, Fourth Viscount, Arrives at Castlewood
  8. Chapter III - Whither in the Time of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him as Page to Isabella
  9. Chapter IV - I Am Placed Under a Popish Priest and Bred to that Religionā€”Viscountess Castlewood
  10. Chapter V - My Superiors Are Engaged in Plots for the Restoration of King James II
  11. Chapter VI - The Issue of the Plots ā€”The Death of Thomas, Third Viscount of Castlewood; And the Imprisonment of His Viscountess
  12. Chapter VII - I Am Left at Castlewood an Orphan, and Find Most Kind Protectors There
  13. Chapter VIII - After Good Fortune Comes Evil
  14. Chapter IX - I Have the Small-Pox, and Prepare to Leave Castlewood
  15. Chapter X - I Go to Cambridge, and Do but Little Good There
  16. Chapter XI - I Come Home for a Holiday to Castlewood, and Find a Skeleton in the House
  17. Chapter XII - My Lord Mohun Comes Among Us for No Good
  18. Chapter XIII - My Lord Leaves Us and His Evil Behind Him
  19. Chapter XIV - We Ride After Him to London
  20. BOOK II
  21. Chapter I - I Am in Prison, and Visited, but Not Consoled There
  22. Chapter II - I Come to the End of My Captivity, but Not of My Trouble
  23. Chapter III - I Take the Queen's Pay in Quin's Regiment
  24. Chapter IV - Recapitulations
  25. Chapter V - I Go on the Vigo Bay Expedition, Taste Salt-Water and Smell Powder
  26. Chapter VI - The 29th December
  27. Chapter VII - I Am Made Welcome at Walcote
  28. Chapter VIII - Family Talk
  29. Chapter IX - I Make the Campaign of 1704
  30. Chapter X - An Old Story About a Fool and a Woman
  31. Chapter XI - The Famous Mr. Joseph Addison
  32. Chapter XII - I Get a Company in the Campaign of 1706
  33. Chapter XIII - I Meet an Old Acquaintance in Flanders, and Find My Mother's Grave and My Own Cradle There
  34. Chapter XIV - The Campaign of 1707, 1708
  35. Chapter XV - General Webb Wins the Battle of Wynendael
  36. BOOK III
  37. Chapter I - I Come to an End of My Battles and Bruises
  38. Chapter II - I Go Home, and Harp on the Old String
  39. Chapter III - A Paper Out of the "Spectator"
  40. Chapter IV - Beatrix's New Suitor
  41. Chapter V - Mohun Appears for the Last Time in this History
  42. Chapter VI - Poor Beatrix
  43. Chapter VII - I Visit Castlewood Once More
  44. Chapter VIII - I Travel to France and Bring Home a Portrait of Rigaud
  45. Chapter IX - The Original of the Portrait Comes to England
  46. Chapter X - We Entertain a Very Distinguished Guest at Kensington
  47. Chapter XI - Our Guest Quits Us as Not Being Hospitable Enough
  48. Chapter XII - A Great Scheme, and Who Balked It
  49. Chapter XIII - August 1st, 1714
  50. Endnotes