Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 3) by William Harrison Ainsworth

"Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel serialized from 1839 to 1840. This Newgate novel dramatizes the life of real 18th-century criminal Jack Sheppard, caught in a deadly feud with notorious thief-catcher Jonathan Wild. Through three epochs spanning Jack's life, the story follows his descent into crime, ingenious prison escapes, and ultimate fate at the gallows, while exploring whether a corrupted soul can retain goodness even in the darkest circumstances. (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. 2 (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: 72.2 (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. 44522
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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