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After writing two books that were criticized for glamorizing criminals, he produced dozens of solid historical. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding henry viiis replacing. Stanley brereton first edition signed william harrison. This was the heyday of ainsworths reputation alike in literature and in society. Ainsworth purchased the new monthly magazine in 1845 per wikipedia. Oct 01, 2001 ainsworth, william harrison, 18051882.
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The literary bautling mentioned in the second letter was likely the lancashire witches, serialized in 1848 and published by coburn in 1849. His home at kensal manor house became famous for its hospitality, and dickens, thackeray, landseer, clarkson stanfield, talfourd. He is the editor named on the title pages of bound volumes viewed at hathitrust from 1845 to 1870, followed by william francis ainsworth his cousin per wikipedia. A romance gutenberg text ainsworth, william harrison, 18051882. Ebers introduced ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became ainsworths wife.
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Born in manchester on february 4, 1805, william harrison ainsworth would become one of the most famous of british writers, his historical novels the tower of london, guy fawkes and windsor castle continued the tradition of sir walter scott, and his criminal romances rookwood and jack sheppard amongst the most influential in shaping the direction of boys fiction. Worth 2122 he died at reigate on january 3rd, 1882, and is buried at kensal green cemetery, largely forgotten by all but academic readers of the present. The friend and rival of dickens, william harrison ainsworth was a prolific historical novelist, whose works helped changed the course of victorian literature. Books by ainsworth, william harrison sorted by popularity. His first success came with the novel rookwood 1834, featuring the highwayman dick turpin, which led many.
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