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The William Harrison Ainsworth Library

The William Harrison Ainsworth Library

Von: William Harrison Ainsworth
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Step within, gentle listener, and unlock a library of old romance, shadowed towers, moonlit roads, haunted halls, loyal hearts, bold villains, and the storied pageantry of England’s past. The William Harrison Ainsworth Library presents the author’s works read in full, restoring to the ear those stirring chronicles of history, legend, crime, chivalry, and Gothic wonder which once held Victorian readers spellbound.Public domain
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  • Rookwood Book 5 Chapter 1 - The Hut on Thorne Waste

    Rookwood Book 5 Chapter 1 - The Hut on Thorne Waste
    Jul 19 2026
    In which a secretive ferryman named Conkey Jem, whose hut serves as a haven and meeting-place for smugglers and fugitives, is introduced in his forbidding lair by the river Don, and we observe the wary alliance forming between him and the eager Rookwood party as they prepare for a hazardous enterprise. The uneasy fellowship is tested by Jem's treacherous attempt at betrayal, interrupted at the nick of time by the arrival of the famed and beleaguered highwayman, Dick Turpin, whose presence renews their hope and resolve.
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    16 Min.
  • Rookwood Book 4 Chapter 12 - Cawood Ferry

    Rookwood Book 4 Chapter 12 - Cawood Ferry
    Jul 18 2026
    In which the weary yet indomitable Black Bess, after a desperate and heroic flight that carries her master Dick Turpin to the very gates of York, succumbs to exhaustion, leaving her rider overcome with grief and reflection by her side. Meanwhile, a disguised gipsy named Balthazar aids Turpin’s escape from pursuers who, despite their numbers and zeal, find themselves confounded and forced to reconcile with a morning’s fruitless chase.
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    14 Min.
  • Rookwood Book 4 Chapter 11 - The Phantom Steed

    Rookwood Book 4 Chapter 11 - The Phantom Steed
    Jul 17 2026
    In which the resolute Dick Turpin, urged by fatigue and the failing strength of his horse Bess, presses onward through the dim and misty hours towards Yorkshire, encountering a spectral figure whose identity unsettles his spirit ere it is revealed to be Sir Luke Rookwood. Together, in whispered confidence and amidst the gathering dawn, they plot a desperate enterprise that must be undertaken ere the coming night, whilst pursuing foes close upon their trail.
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    17 Min.
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