The village people had good-bye to say to him, too. All knew that Master Harry was going to college, and most of them had a kind word and a look of farewell. And with these things in mind, he rode out into the world.
William Makepeace Thackeray.
HELPS TO STUDY
Tell what you find out about the household in which Harry Esmond lived. What impression do you get of each person? What trouble did Harry bring upon the family? What change occurred in his life and now?
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
- The Virginians—William Makepeace Thackeray.
- The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers—Steele and Addison.
THE FAMILY HOLDS ITS HEAD UP
The story is an extract from Oliver Goldsmith’s famous novel, The Vicar of Wakefield. In this book Goldsmith describes the fortunes of the family of Doctor Primrose, a Church of England clergyman of the middle of the eighteenth century. The novel is considered a most faithful picture of English country life in that period.