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Henry Vernon Esmond (30 November 1869 – 17 April 1922) was a British actor and playwright. Biography. Esmond was born Harry Esmond Jack in Hampton Court, Middlesex, the son of Richard George Jack, a physician and surgeon and his wife Mary Rynd. He was baptised on 22 February 1870 at the Church of St Mary, Hampton Court, Middlesex.
464. Followed by. The Virginians. The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England.
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4 giorni fa · Overview. History of Henry Esmond, Esquire, The. Quick Reference. A novel by Thackeray, published 1852. Henry Esmond, who narrates his own story, is the (supposed illegitimate) son of the third Viscount Castlewood, who dies at the battle of the Boyne. Henry comes under the protection of the fourth viscount, and his young wife Rachel.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esquire, a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Q. Anne, is the book that Thackeray considered to be his best piece of writing. Set in the late seventeenth and...
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. William Makepeace Thackeray. 3.60. 1,078 ratings83 reviews. Orphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods.
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Characters. Questions & Answers. Critical Essays. Analysis. Characters Discussed. PDF Cite Share. Henry Esmond, an orphan believed to be the illegitimate son of the late Thomas Esmond, Lord...
Esmond, H. V. (Henry V.), 1869-1922: Eliza comes to stay a farce in three acts (S. French, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
