William Ainsworth: 73 books
by William Harrison Ainsworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
It has been, for years, the cherished wish of the writer of the following pages, to make the Tower of London—the proudest monument of antiquity, considered with reference to its historical associations, which this country or any other possesses,—the groundwork of a Romance; and it was no slight satisfaction...
by William Harrison Ainsworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
About midnight, in the autumn of 1724, two persons cautiously approached an old moated mansion, situated in Cheshire, though close to the borders of Lancashire. The night being almost pitch-dark, very little of the ancient fabric could be distinguished; but the irregular outline of its numerous gables...
by William Harrison Ainsworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Within a sepulchral vault, and at midnight, two persons were seated. The chamber was of singular construction and considerable extent. The roof was of solid stone masonry, and rose in a wide semicircular arch to the height of about seventeen feet, measured from the centre of the ceiling to the ground...