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The Author Who Outsold Dickens

June 14, 2019February 17, 2020 Stephen CarverLeave a comment

THE AUTHOR WHO OUTSOLD DICKENS: The Life and Work of W.H. Ainsworth By Stephen Carver Published by Pen & Sword History, January 2020 Now available from Pen & Sword here William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 – 1882) is probably the most successful 19th Century writer that most people haven’t heard of. Journalist, essayist, poet and, most… Continue reading The Author Who Outsold Dickens

Posted in 19th Century, Ainsworth, Charles Dickens, Georgian Literature, History, Journalism, Literature, Stephen Carver, Tales of Terror, The Gothic, Victorian Literature, WitchcraftTagged 19th Century, 19th Century Gothic, 19th Century Journalism, Ainsworth, Bentley's Miscellany, Charles Dickens, Dick Turpin, George Cruikshank, Gothic Literature, Gothic Novel, Guy Fawkes, Historical Novel, Jack Sheppard, Newgate Controversy, Newgate Novel, Oliver Twist, Rookwood, The 19th Century Underworld, The Lancashire Witches, Tower of London, Victorian, Victorian Literature, Walter Scott, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Makepeace Thackeray

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