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.

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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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William Makepeace Thackeray notableWork The History of Henry Esmond