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Overview
Orphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods. As a young man he falls in love with both Lady Castlewood and Beatrix, her beautiful, headstrong daughter, and is inspired to join the ultimately unsuccessful campaign to reinstate James Stuart to the throne. Thackeray valued Henry Esmonde more than any of his other novels and it displays many of his own memories and emotions.Synopsis
Orphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods. As a young man he falls in love with both Lady Castlewood and Beatrix, her beautiful, headstrong daughter, and is inspired to join the ultimately unsuccessful campaign to reinstate James Stuart to the throne. Thackeray valued Henry Esmonde more than any of his other novels and it displays many of his own memories and emotions.
Booknews
The first edition since 1852 based on the manuscript. Of particular interest is the rhetorical punctuation, which has lost in the editorial standardization. The uninterrupted text is followed by historical and textual "introductions." Thackeray's notebooks entries of the time of writing, and authorial and non-authorial changes from the original manuscript. No index or bibliography. The series is to include all of Thackeray's works. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)