Thackeray Classics: the Virginian 2 (english Version)
by William Makepeace Thackeray
About This Novel
This is a classic work by the British novelist Thackeray. It is the sequel to "Henry Esmond" and was written between 1857 and 1859. The work is in English, so English lovers should not miss it. The work is set in England, partly in colonial Virginia, and tells the fate of the two twin grandsons of Englishman Henry Esmond. The novel unfolds through two main lines. One is set in Britain, where the pace of life was accelerating and the pursuit of fashion was at that time, and the other is set in the United States, where the war of domestic unification was ongoing. Differences arose between the brothers as they took opposing sides in the American Civil War. In addition, the article also provides a subtle commentary on the Civil War and the differences between the two sides. Thackeray ruthlessly displays the reality of life with the wit, humor and even cynical attitude unique to British educated gentlemen. He is the inheritance and development of the British satirical novel tradition pioneered by Swift, Fielding, Sterne and others in the 18th century.
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