The History of Henry Esmond (Abridged) Audiobook

" Many Victorians considered this to be Thackeray's masterpiece, but it's very hard to understand why. There are a couple of memorable characters, but its insights now seem very humdrum. "

" several interesting characters but this book was written for a british ,french reader of the 1800s did not like, i think he tried to compete with dickens and failed "

" Anthony Trollope in the autobio. praised this book highly, along with Pride & Prejudice and Ivanhoe. It is clearly an excellent novel, but it won't be one of my favorites. "

" drama. listened to an audio performance of this story. worth the hour. as usual, a window on old cultural ways of thinking and behaving. the esq. says it all. "

" Astute observations of the institution of marriage, history, politics, and "great" men along with fluid prose, but what a cop-out of an ending! Disturbing, even - and almost entirely at odds with the rest of the book. But then again, considering what happened to Becky Sharp (of Vanity Fair fame)... "

" You know what? This book isn't all that great. Sorry, William Makepeace Thackeray. "

" The only enjoyable characters are the 'wicked' ones like Miss Beatrix and we don't spend enough time with them. The story is boring -- no wonder it hasn't been made into a film. "