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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. - Community Reviews back

by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Victoria Vane
Victoria Vane rated it 14 years ago
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.
A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books
[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...
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