Henry Esmond

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Makepeace_Thackeray
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:moral_ambiguity
complex characters
gptkbp:character_relationships Beatrix and Colonel Esmond
Beatrix and Lord Castlewood
Henry and Beatrix
Henry and Colonel Esmond
Henry and Lord Castlewood
Henry and his father
Henry and his friends
Henry and his mother
Henry and society
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired adaptations
studied in literature courses
reference in popular culture
influenced authors
influenced storytelling techniques
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Esmond
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkb:historical_fiction
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:Samuel_Richardson
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Vanity_Fair
gptkb:The_History_of_Pendennis
gptkbp:isbn 978-0140432008
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance exploration of class and society
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Colonel_Esmond
gptkb:Lord_Castlewood
gptkb:Beatrix_Esmond
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_quote " We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
" I am a gentleman, and I will not be a beggar."
" I have no wish to be a hero."
" The world is a great stage, and we are all players."
gptkbp:page_count 400
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Henry_Esmond
gptkbp:published_in 1852
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Bradbury_and_Evans
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
gptkbp:style realistic
satirical
gptkbp:themes gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:social_class
gptkb:identity
gptkbp:year early 18th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_History_of_Henry_Esmond
gptkb:Jill_Esmond
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6