The History of Henry Esmond
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The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray set in early 18th-century England, following the life and moral development of a gentleman amid political and romantic intrigues.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | William Makepeace Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Beatrix Esmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Castlewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Castlewood NERFINISHED ⓘ the Pretender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
novel of manners ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Virginians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | The Virginians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry Esmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Henry Esmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
ⓘ
historical realism ⓘ psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| publisher | Smith, Elder & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalizedVersionOf | England during the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| style | pseudo-18th-century prose ⓘ |
| subject |
English aristocracy
ⓘ
Jacobite rising of 1715 NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ moral development ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
ⓘ
honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ political allegiance ⓘ religion ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
late 17th century
ⓘ
reign of Queen Anne ⓘ |
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