The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. A typical example of Victorian historical novels, Thackeray's work of historical fiction tells its tale against the backdrop of late 17th- and early 18th-century England - specifically, major events surrounding the English Restoration - and utilises characters both real (but dramatised) and imagined.
| Author: William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: May 12, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 276 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1546638393 |
| ISBN-13: 9781546638391 |
