The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.

An historical novel featuring Henry Esmond, a colonel in service to Queen Anne of England. As an orphan child, Henry experiences a dramatic change in fortune, resulting in his becoming involved in the Glorious Revolution, the War of the Spanish Succession and the Hanoverian Succession. Anthony Trollope touted Thackeray as the greatest novelist of his day and this title his masterpiece.