The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy

"The History of Pendennis, Volume 2" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel set in the Victorian era, picks up the story of Arthur Pendennis, highlighting his complex love life within London's high society and seen through characters such as Harry Foker who comically suffers in love. This volume starts with Harry Foker wrestling with his feelings after falling for Miss Amory at a dinner party, which makes his old doubts fade as he experiences the ups and downs of being in love. Thackeray uses humor as Foker thinks about what his family wants and deals with pressure from society, especially because people think he will marry his cousin, Lady Ann Milton. The book is mostly about how love can be unreturned, the strict rules of society, and funny things that young men go through when trying to find romance, laying the foundation for the troubles ahead for Pendennis and his companions.