...THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ANNE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF BOOK THREE by WILLIAM MAKEPEAC... ...KEPEACE THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee... ...THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, ... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...he document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee... ...as many shillings in the pound as he can; his wife has a little cottage at Fulham, and her for- tune secured to herself. I am afraid neither of bailif... ...and met Mr. Addison on the road that night, walking to a cottage he had at Fulham, the moon shining on his handsome serene face:—”What cheer, brother?... ...s coach heading ours; and, with some delays in procuring horses, we got to Hammersmith about four o’clock on Sunday morning, the first of August, and ...

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...s One through Twenty-five) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is fur- ... ...ylvania State University. This Portable Document file is fur- nished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ...y. This Portable Document file is fur- nished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...emima?” asked Miss Pinkerton herself, that majestic lady; the Semiramis of Hammersmith, the friend of Doctor Johnson, the correspon- dent of Mrs. Chap... ... and her awful sister will never issue therefrom into this little world of history. But as we are to see a great deal of Amelia, there is no harm in s... ... solemn turban), she said, “Miss Sharp, I wish you a good morning.” As the Hammersmith Semiramis spoke, she waved one hand, both by way of adieu, and ... ...he took Amelia’s hand into his own, and as he let his cocked hat fall. His history since he left school, until the very moment when we have the pleasu... ...d that evening at a wonderful small cot- tage in a street leading from the Fulham Road—one of those streets which have the finest romantic names—(this...

... Twenty-six through Fifty) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is fur- ... ...ylvania State University. This Portable Document file is fur- nished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ...y. This Portable Document file is fur- nished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...expressed a wish to go 4 V anity Fair – V olume Two and see her mamma, at Fulham: which permission George granted her with some grumbling. And she tr... ...e country which they came to protect is not military. For a long period of history they have let other people fight there. When the present writer wen... ...nd drum: all the country and Europe was in arms, and the greatest event of history pending: and honest Peggy O’Dowd, whom it con- cerned as well as an... ...Mrs. Osborne. She laughed one day when Major Sugar- plums’ cab drove up to Fulham, and he descended from it, bring- ing out a wooden horse, a drum, a ... ... and courteous old man, who never missed a Sunday at the convent chapel at Hammersmith, and who was in all respects, thoughts, con- duct, and bearing ...

...y H. G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...a greenhouse there, white and fresh amid the wreckage. Never before in the history of warfare had destruction been so in- discriminate and so universa... ...ming of black dots appeared to one of those concerned. Never before in the history of the world had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered tog... ... them—” (he counted on his fingers) “five days. Then I saw a couple across Hammersmith way carrying something big. And the night before last”—he stopp... ...leryman, I went down the hill, and by the High Street across the bridge to Fulham. The red weed was tumultuous at that time, and nearly choked the bri... ...ack dust along the roadway from the bridge onwards, and it grew thicker in Fulham. The streets were horribly quiet. I got food—sour, hard, and mouldy,...

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...s Publication Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is fur... ...ylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ...ity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...emima?” asked Miss Pinkerton herself, that majestic lady; the Semiramis of Hammersmith, the friend of Doctor Johnson, the correspon- dent of Mrs. Chap... ... and her awful sister will never issue therefrom into this little world of history. But as we are to see a great deal of Amelia, there is no harm in s... ... solemn turban), she said, “Miss Sharp, I wish you a good morning.” As the Hammersmith Semiramis spoke, she waved one hand, both by way of adieu, and ... ...he took Amelia’s hand into his own, and as he let his cocked hat fall. His history since he left school, until the very moment when we have the pleasu... ...d that evening at a wonderful small cot- tage in a street leading from the Fulham Road—one of those streets which have the finest romantic names—(this...

...THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ANNE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY... ...KEPEACE THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee... ...THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, ... ...sylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...he document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee... ...as many shillings in the pound as he can; his wife has a little cottage at Fulham, and her for- tune secured to herself. I am afraid neither of bailif... ...and met Mr. Addison on the road that night, walking to a cottage he had at Fulham, the moon shining on his handsome serene face:—”What cheer, brother?... ...s coach heading ours; and, with some delays in procuring horses, we got to Hammersmith about four o’clock on Sunday morning, the first of August, and ...

...Excerpt: The writer of a book which copies the manners and language of Queen Anne?s time, must not omit the Dedication to the Patron; and I ask leave to inscribe this volume to your Lordship, for the sake of the great kindness and friendship whi...

............................................................................................................................... 6 BOOK I THE EARLY YOUTH OF HENRY ESMOND, UP TO THE TIME OF HIS LEAVING TRINITY COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE.....................................................................................11 CHAPTER I AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF ESMOND OF CASTLEWOOD HA...