The Virginians

The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century (1857-59) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which forms a sequel to his Henry Esmond and is also loosely linked to Pendennis.

It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who is also a British officer, thereupon resigns his commission rather than take up arms against his brother.

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Direct links to each issue of this title:

Volume I

• No. 1 -- Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 
• No. 2 -- Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 
• No. 3 -- Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12 
• No. 4 -- Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16 
• No. 5 -- Chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20 
• No. 6 -- Chapters 21, 22, 23 and 24 
• No. 7 -- Chapters 25, 25, 27 and 28 
• No. 8 -- Chapters 29, 30, 31 and 32 
• No. 9 -- Chapters 33, 34, 35, and 36 
• No. 10 -- Chapters 37, 38, 39 and 40 
• No. 11 -- Chapters 41, 42, 43 and 44 
• No. 12 -- Chapters 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49

Volume II

• No. 13 -- Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 
• No. 14 -- Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 
• No. 15 -- Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12 
• No. 16 -- Chapters 13, 14 and 15 
• No. 17 -- Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19 
• No. 18 -- Chapters 20, 21, 22, and 23 
• No. 19 -- Chapters 24, 25, 26 and 27 
• No. 20 -- Chapters 28, 29, 30 and 31 
• No. 21 -- Chapters 32, 33, 34 and 35 
• No. 22 -- Chapters 36, 37, and 38 
• No. 23 -- Chapters 39, 40, 41 and 42 
• No. 24 -- Chapters 43 and 44

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