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The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century (1857 – 59) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely linked to Pendennis. Plot summary. The novel tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, Virginia -born George and Henry Warrington.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1858
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In which one of the Virginians visits home On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honoured republican soldier.
30 de abr. de 2014 · Read in English by Nick Bulka. 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.
24 de set. de 2008 · The Virginians. by. Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Publication date. 1911. Topics. Great Britain -- History George II, 1727-1760 Fiction, United States -- History French and Indian War, 1755-1763 Fiction, United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Fiction. Publisher. London : Dent; New York, Dutton.
28 de abr. de 2010 · The Virginians : a tale of the last century by Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
The result is a hugely long shaggy dog story, not a particularly compelling sense of any of the battles or wars described, with brief but not very interesting appearances by famous people like George Washington, James Wolfe, Lafayette, Dr Johnson and David Garrick.
