num_pages: 652
description: Orphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods. As a young man he falls in love with both Lady Castlewood and Beatrix, her beautiful, headstrong daughter, and is inspired to join the ultimately unsuccessful campaign to reinstate James Stuart to the throne. Thackeray valued Henry Esmond more than any of his other novels and it displays many of his own memories and emotions.
language: English
title: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
titlecomplete: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
characters: Frank Castlewood, Viscountess Rachel Castlewood, Viscount Francis Castlewood, Joseph Addison, Henry Esmond, Lord Mohun, Thomas Tusher, Richard Steele, Jonathan Swift, Beatrix Castlewood
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 1072
places: England
publisher: Echo Library