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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.

Browse the Literature collection or follow 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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