William Harrison Ainsworth

Broschiertes Buch

The Star-Chamber

Beschreibung

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) gained fame as the author of Rookwood, a novel about Dick Turpin. The Star-Chamber is one of his popular historical romances.

Autor

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) 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. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9781434417657
• ISBN-10: 1434417654
• Artikelnr.: 34377669