1955-1956 The Newcomes & The History of Henry Esmond

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Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Slipcase

Two volumes. From The Heritage Press, each volume is issued with a cloth covered slip case. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text and full-page images. With colour images to volume two. Written by William Makepeace Thackeray, an English novelist and illustrator known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone,a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. This set contains: The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, 1955. Originally published from 1854 to 1855, this novel tells the story of Colonel Thomas Newcome, a virtuous and upstanding character, and his son, Clive, who studies and travels for the purpose of becoming a painter. Dozens of background characters appear, fade, and reappear. The History of Henry Esmond, 1956. A historical novel originally published in 1852. This book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England, and is considered a typical example of the Victorian historical novel.