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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
by William Makepeace Thackeray
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- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 47 chapters
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About this book
A colonel recounts his tumultuous life during Queen Anne’s reign, tracing his family’s legacy from Virginia plantations to the upheavals of early 18th-century England and America. Amid war, loyalty, and loss, honor and family ties are fiercely tested.
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