The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
Format: ebook
ISBN:
2940011904318 (0011904313)
Publish date: November 30th 2010
Publisher: Quality Classics
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...