Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3) by William Harrison Ainsworth
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"Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical romance serially published from 1839 to 1840. Based on the life of real 18th-century criminal Jack Sheppard, this Newgate novel traces a boy's corruption into a life of theft under the shadow of the notorious thief-catcher Jonathan Wild. Through daring prison escapes and criminal exploits, Sheppard emerges as both rogue and tragic hero, caught between his crimes
and his conscience in the dangerous London underworld. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 |
| Title | Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheppard_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Thieves -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 44521 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-44521-2 |
| Release Date | Dec 26, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 335 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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