Reading The History of Henry Esmond | Alexandria
Read The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray. Exposing class privilege, Thackeray's masterpiece dismantles social hierarchies through its unreliable narrator - forcing us to question how wealth shapes truth. Through Esmond's eyes, virtue transcends status, yet his own biases reveal how even the most honorable can perpetuate inequality. A surprisingly modern meditation on power, perception and self-deception.