# Father Holt — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Father Holt in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Holt, Mr. Holt, the Father, the indefatigable Mr. Holt

**First appearance:** 0007-iv-i-am-placed-under-a-popish-priest-and-bred-to-that-religion-viscountess-castlewood

## Who they are

A cunning Jesuit priest and Jacobite agent who educates young Henry Esmond.

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