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The History of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackery

Narrated by Gordon Griffin

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20 hrs 26 mins
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Isis Publishing Ltd
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Set during the reign of Queen Anne, Thackeray's novel chronicles the life of Henry Esmond Esq, a gentleman and officer in Marlborough's army. As he navigates his feelings for the Jacobite Lady Castlewood and her rebellious daughter Beatrix, he engages in military campaigns against Louis XIV, ultimately facing personal and political challenges that lead him to grapple with his loyalty to the Old Tory-Catholic England. Disillusioned, Henry must reconcile his past with the emerging whiggish-Protestant future.

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