Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715 - Ainsworth, William Harrison
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Preston Fight is a fictional novel written by English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is based on The Battle of Preston fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire. The book is divided into eleven parts which are beautifully represented by Ainsworth. His lectures from the Preston Fight are collected in this book, which focuses on his political and philosophical ideas on human understanding and its propensity for material hoarding and power. This book provides fascinating and realistic insight into living during the war. To read a historical fiction…mehr

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Preston Fight is a fictional novel written by English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is based on The Battle of Preston fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire. The book is divided into eleven parts which are beautifully represented by Ainsworth. His lectures from the Preston Fight are collected in this book, which focuses on his political and philosophical ideas on human understanding and its propensity for material hoarding and power. This book provides fascinating and realistic insight into living during the war. To read a historical fiction book that has a war story, readers should go through this well-written draft by William H. Ainsworth. Readers may also have a look at some of the most famous books from Ainsworth: Sir John Chiverton, The Tower of London, The Lancashire Witches, The Lord Mayor of London, Old Court and many other stories.
Autorenporträt
A 19th-century English historian and author, William Harrison Ainsworth studied law and worked in the publishing industry along with journalism and literature. William Harrison Ainsworth wrote more than 39 novels on various topics. William Harrison was educated at Manchester Grammar School. Some of his best and most well-known novels are The Tower of London (1840), Windsor Castle (1843), The Lancashire Witches (1848), and Old St. Paul's (1841). He was a well-trained lawyer, but he was uninterested in the profession, so he gave up and decided to devote himself to the world of writing. Ainsworth's first success as a writer came with his work "Rookwood" in 1834, and he last appeared in the year 1881.