Boys and Girls from Thackeray

"Boys and Girls from Thackeray" by Kate Dickinson Sweetser is a collection of adapted stories that brings William Makepeace Thackeray's famous characters to a younger audience. It focuses on the childhoods of characters like Henry Esmond and Becky Sharp, exploring their adventures and youthful experiences in a way that's easy for kids to grasp. The book starts with Henry Esmond, a lonely boy of twelve, finding a sense of belonging at the Castlewood estate after being shown kindness by Lady Castlewood, which highlights themes of friendship, identity, and the struggles young people face as they grow. This collection seeks to make Thackeray's classic literature relatable and appealing to a new generation of readers by focusing on the captivating early lives of the author’s characters.