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Title: Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray

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Language: English

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***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HENRY ESMOND; THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS; THE FOUR GEORGES***

Henry Esmond

The English Humourists

The Four Georges

By

William Makepeace Thackeray

Edited, with an Introduction, by

George Saintsbury

With 15 Illustrations

Humphrey Milford

Oxford University Press

London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Copenhagen,

New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town,

Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Shanghai

CONTENTS

Introduction.
The History Of Henry Esmond, Esq.
Dedication.
Preface. The Esmonds Of Virginia
Book I. The Early Youth Of Henry Esmond, Up To The Time Of His Leaving
Trinity College, In Cambridge
Chapter I. An Account Of The Family Of Esmond Of Castlewood Hall
Chapter II. Relates How Francis, Fourth Viscount, Arrives At
Castlewood
Chapter III. Whither In The Time Of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had
Preceded Him As Page To Isabella
Chapter IV. I Am Placed Under A Popish Priest And Bred To That
Religion.--Viscountess Castlewood
Chapter V. My Superiors Are Engaged In Plots For The Restoration Of
King James II
Chapter VI. The Issue Of The Plots.--The Death Of Thomas, Third
Viscount Of Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess
Chapter VII. I Am Left At Castlewood An Orphan, And Find Most Kind
Protectors There
Chapter VIII. After Good Fortune Comes Evil
Chapter IX. I Have The Small-Pox, And Prepare To Leave Castlewood
Chapter X. I Go To Ca