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Plot summary. The novel tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, Virginia -born George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglement with an older woman leads to his volunteering in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the 1759 capture of Quebec.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- 758 pp
- 1858
- 1857–59
The Virginians, novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published serially in 24 parts in 1857–59 and as one volume in 1859. A sequel to Henry Esmond, the novel is set, as is much of its precursor, chiefly in colonial Virginia. The Virginians follows the life of the family and descendants of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Virginians fue publicado por los editores de Thackeray, Bradbury y Evans, en 24 partes mensuales, la primera de las cuales apareció el 1 de noviembre de 1857. Fue ilustrado por el propio autor. La tirada de 20.000 ejemplares del primer número resultó demasiado optimista y se redujo progresivamente a 13.000 ejemplares para los siete últimos.
30 de abr. de 2014 · LibriVox recording of The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray. Read in English by Nick Bulka. It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington.
1 de may. de 2005 · The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Historical Fiction. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Produced by Tapio Riikonen, and David Widger
- 1858
- English
The Virginians. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863). It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec.
17 de oct. de 2010 · In a late Eighteenth Century setting, between fashionable London and backward Virginia, two twin brothers from the nobility spend their formative period trying to flee a domineering dowager mother in different ways--the older a saturnine, melancholy character, the younger an easy going type.
