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 NovelsSIR JOHN CHIVERTONROOKWOODJACK SHEPPARDTHE TOWER OF LONDONGUY FAWKESOLD ST PAUL’STHE MISER’S DAUGHTERWINDSOR CASTLETHE LANCASHIRE WITCHESTHE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MERVYN CLITHEROEAURIOLTHE STAR-CHAMBEROVINGDEAN GRANGETALBOT HARLANDTOWER HILLBOSCOBELTHE GOOD OLD TIMESPRESTON FIGHTTHE LEAGUER OF LATHOMSTANLEY BRERETONThe Shorter FictionDECEMBER TALESThe PoetryBALLADSLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe BiographySHORT BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH by Stewart Marsh Ellis