Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth
"Jack Sheppard: A Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel serially published from 1839 to 1840. Based on the life of an actual 18th-century London criminal, this Newgate novel follows young Jack Sheppard from infancy through his fate as a notorious thief. Manipulated by the vicious thief-catcher Jonathan Wild—who destroyed his father—Sheppard becomes infamous for his daring prison escapes and robberies. The tale weaves together crime, corruption, and the question
of whether redemption is possible for a man caught in London's brutal underworld. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 |
|---|---|
| Title | Jack Sheppard: A Romance |
| Original Publication |
Internationale Bibliothek G M B H Berlin 1922 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheppard_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Jason Isbell, Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.2 (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. | 16215 |
| Release Date | Jul 6, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1054 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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