The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781447482666 (1447482662)
Publish date: April 16th 2013
Publisher: Dickens Press
Pages no: 544
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...