Delphi Works of William Harrison Ainsworth (Illustrated) (Series Five Book 20)

The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth was a prolific historical novelist, whose works helped changed the course of Victorian literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Ainsworth’s works ever compiled in a single edition, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)



* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ainsworth’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels

* 20 novels, with individual contents tables

* Many rare novels appearing in digital print for the first time, including Ainsworth’s first novel SIR JOHN CHIVERTON, available nowhere else

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Many novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork

* Includes Ainsworth’s ballads and early short stories

* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read

* Features a brief biography

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres



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CONTENTS:



The Novels

SIR JOHN CHIVERTON

ROOKWOOD

JACK SHEPPARD

THE TOWER OF LONDON

GUY FAWKES

OLD ST PAUL’S

THE MISER’S DAUGHTER

WINDSOR CASTLE

THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MERVYN CLITHEROE

AURIOL

THE STAR-CHAMBER

OVINGDEAN GRANGE

TALBOT HARLAND

TOWER HILL

BOSCOBEL

THE GOOD OLD TIMES

PRESTON FIGHT

THE LEAGUER OF LATHOM

STANLEY BRERETON



The Shorter Fiction

DECEMBER TALES



The Poetry

BALLADS

LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER



The Biography

SHORT BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH by Stewart Marsh Ellis



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