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Rookwood is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth published in 1834. It is a historical and gothic romance that describes a dispute over the legitimate claim for the inheritance of Rookwood Place and the Rookwood family name.
William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) [2] [3] was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him.
Carver, Stephen James (2003) "Ainsworth, William Harrison" in: The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth 1805–1882. Edwin Mellen Press; Ellis, S. M. (1911) William Harrison Ainsworth and his Friends. 2 vols. John Lane. ("Bibliography of the works of William Harrison Ainsworth": v. 2, p. 345-383)
Pages in category "Novels by William Harrison Ainsworth" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Rookwood (novel) S. St. James's (novel) ...
Portrait of William Harrison Ainsworth by Daniel Maclise.Ainsworth wrote notable Newgate novels such as Rookwood (1834) and Jack Sheppard (1839). Among the earliest Newgate novels were Thomas Gaspey's Richmond (1827) and The History of George Godfrey (1828), Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Paul Clifford (1830) and Eugene Aram (1832), and William Harrison Ainsworth's Rookwood (1834), which featured Dick ...
It was, however, the story of a fabled ride from London to York that provided the impetus for 19th-century author William Harrison Ainsworth to include and embellish the exploit in his 1834 novel Rookwood. [3] Ainsworth used Turpin as a plot device, describing him in a manner that makes him more lively than the book's other characters.
Augustus Rookwood, a minor Death Eater character in the Harry Potter novels; Rookwood, a minor character V impersonates in V for Vendetta; Other: Rookwood Pottery Company, a pottery manufacturer based in Cincinnati, Ohio; Rookwood, a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth published in 1834
Portrait of William Harrison Ainsworth is a c.1834 portrait painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise depicting the English author William Harrison Ainsworth. [1] [2] [3] Ainsworth was a popular author of historical novels and a contemporary and friend of Dickens.