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 HisLeaving 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 PrecededHim As Page To Isabella
• Chapter IV. I Am Placed Under A Popish Priest And BredTo That Religion.—Viscountess Castlewood
• Chapter V. My Superiors Are Engaged In Plots For The Restoration OfKing James II
• Chapter VI. The Issue Of The Plots.—The Death Of Thomas, Third ViscountOf Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess
• ...