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Virginians : a tale of the last century, no. 01

A historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely linked to Pendennis. 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. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who also becomes a British officer, eventually resigns his commission rather than continuing in arms against his brother. A historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely linked to Pendennis. 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. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who also becomes a British officer, eventually resigns his commission rather than continuing in arms against his brother. Volume 1. Chapters 1-4: Chapter 1. In which one of the Virginians visits home -- Chapter 2. In which Harry has to pay for his supper -- Chapter 3. The Esmonds in Virginia -- Chapter 4. In which Harry finds a new relative

In Collection:
Creator Subject Publisher Language Identifier
  • Call Number: PR5620 A1 1857
Date created Relation Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 volumes in 24 parts (376 pages)
Edition
  • First edition in original yellow printed wrappers.
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 54.75844, -2.69531
  • 39.76, -98.5
Additional physical characteristics
  • Illustrations.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Victorian Serial Novels Collection
Provider Genre Date digitized
  • June 21, 2014
Technical note
  • Compressed from archive to 150 dpi; saved as medium quality (5) jpg; 400 dpi tiffs, no colour correction; archived on DROBO. Scanned by CDeWolfe using Plustek bookscanner @ 600dpi. No colour or image correction or reduction. Scanned by SC, edited by CDW, metadata by GF and KD.
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