A Study of William Makepeace Thackeray's Novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.

Author

Gladys H. Harrington, Marquette University

Date of Award

5-1931

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Literatures, Languages, and Cultures

First Advisor

Gilbert Macbeth

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is three-fold: (1) it will endeavor to give an appreciation of Henry Esmond as a purely literary creation; (2) it will endeavor to give a true representation of England as it was during the reign of Queen Anne; and (3) it will endeavor to determine whether or not this novel is historically exact in its portrayal of the life and the conditions as they existed during the reign of Queen Anne.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted. to the Faculty or the college of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Par­tial Fulfillment of the Re­quirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy.

Recommended Citation

Harrington, Gladys H., "A Study of William Makepeace Thackeray's Novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq." (1931). Bachelors’ Theses. 583.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/583