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Jack Sheppard: A RomanceWilliam Harrison Ainsworth

Jack Sheppard: A Romance

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Original author: William Harrison Ainsworth

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"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.

Jack Sheppard: A Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #16215.

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59 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Return 231177 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Widow and her Child4,317 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Old Mint4,908 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Master of the Mint1,702 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Roof and the Window2,702 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Denunciation2,474 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Storm3,784 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Old London Bridge2,824 words
  9. 9.Chapter I: The Idle Apprentice4,091 words
  10. 10.Chapter II: Thames Darrell2,453 words
  11. 11.Chapter III: The Jacobite1,150 words
  12. 12.Chapter IV: Mr. Kneebone and his Friends1,162 words
  13. 13.Chapter V: Hawk and Buzzard4,781 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI: The first Step towards the Ladder3,498 words
  15. 15.Chapter VII: Brother and Sister1,344 words
  16. 16.Chapter VIII: Miching Mallecho3,734 words
  17. 17.Chapter IX: Consequences of the Theft1,971 words
  18. 18.Chapter X: Mother and Son1,537 words
  19. 19.Chapter XI: The Mohocks2,352 words
  20. 20.Chapter XII: Saint Giles's Round-house2,780 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIII: The Magdalene4,496 words
  22. 22.Chapter XIV: The Flash Ken2,338 words
  23. 23.Chapter XV: The Robbery in Willesden Church992 words
  24. 24.Chapter XVI: Jonathan Wild's House in the Old Bailey3,336 words
  25. 25.Chapter XVII: The Night-Cellar2,339 words
  26. 26.Chapter XVIII2,135 words
  27. 27.Chapter XIX: Good and Evil903 words
  28. 28.Chapter I: The Return6,257 words
  29. 29.Chapter II: The Burglary at Dollis Hill1,567 words
  30. 30.Chapter III1,044 words
  1. 31.Chapter IV1,098 words
  2. 32.Chapter V: The Disguise5,237 words
  3. 33.Chapter VI: Winifred receives two Proposals1,723 words
  4. 34.Chapter VII: Jack Sheppard warns Thames Darrell2,295 words
  5. 35.Chapter VIII: Old Bedlam3,422 words
  6. 36.Chapter IX: Old Newgate2,729 words
  7. 37.Chapter X4,584 words
  8. 38.Chapter XI: Dollis Hill revisited3,647 words
  9. 39.Chapter XII: The Well Hole3,009 words
  10. 40.Chapter XIII: The Supper at Mr. Kneebone's6,111 words
  11. 41.Chapter XIV: How Jack Sheppard was again captured3,154 words
  12. 42.Chapter XV2,685 words
  13. 43.Chapter XVI3,754 words
  14. 44.Chapter XVII: The Iron Bar963 words
  15. 45.Chapter XVIII: The Red Room567 words
  16. 46.Chapter XIX: The Chapel1,138 words
  17. 47.Chapter XX: The Leads1,310 words
  18. 48.Chapter XXI1,942 words
  19. 49.Chapter XXII: Fast and Loose1,087 words
  20. 50.Chapter XXIII1,874 words
  21. 51.Chapter XXIV: The Pursuit1,169 words
  22. 52.Chapter XXV: How Jack Sheppard got rid of his Irons1,892 words
  23. 53.Chapter XXVI2,007 words
  24. 54.Chapter XXVII2,365 words
  25. 55.Chapter XXVIII: What happened at Dollis Hill1,785 words
  26. 56.Chapter XXIX1,201 words
  27. 57.Chapter XXX1,210 words
  28. 58.Chapter XXXI: The Procession to Tyburn3,238 words
  29. 59.Chapter XXXII: The Closing Scene896 words