The History of Henry Esmond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781973937258)

Henry Esmond relates his own history in memoir fashion, mainly in the third person but occasionally dropping into the first person. Henry, born about 1678, is an orphan and lives near London in the care of French Huguenot refugees. When Henry is about ten years old, Thomas Esmond, third Viscount Castlewood, removes him from his caretakers and takes him to Castlewood; Henry lives at Castlewood as a servant, and it is generally assumed that he is the viscount's illegitimate son. The Catholic viscount opposes the legitimacy of King William III and is killed fighting for James II at the Battle of the Boyne.

Author: Mybook, Thackeray William Makepeace
ISBN-10: 1973937255
ISBN-13: 9781973937258
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2017
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.98d