The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781411459595 (1411459598)
Publish date: August 2nd 2011
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Pages no: 415
Edition language: English
I could not finish this one. Just too long and drawn out. WMT has tried to throw in everything but the kitchen sink historically speaking and it's just too much.
[These notes were made in 1983:]. I found this a rather difficult novel to get through, partly because I was compelled to do so, of course, but I am not a great lover (admirer, yes - lover, no) of Thackeray's style. And Henry Esmond, hero/narrator, is a curious creature, far more sentimental in his...