The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock, inside covers, and endpapers soiled. Writing on FFEP. A few pages very lightly soiled. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Synopsis
What spectacle is more august than that of a great king in exile? Who is more worthy of respect than a brave man in misfortune?' When "Henry Esmond" appeared in 1852, noted writers and critics of the time acclaimed it as the best historical novel ever written. Set in the reign of Queen Anne, the story follows the troubled progress of a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army, as he painfully wrestles with an emotional allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic England until, disillusioned, he comes to terms of a kind with the Whiggish-Protestant future. This change also entails a very uncomfortable switch in his affections. The love story of Henry Esmond is charged with sombre, unconscious emotions, yet is skilfully embedded into historical events which are convincing but never too prominent.
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- Jane Addams Book Shop
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- Title
- The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Jane Addams Book Shop
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Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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- FFEP
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