Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3)William Harrison Ainsworth
Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3)
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Original author: 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.
Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 1 (of 3), by William Harrison Ainsworth. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #44521.
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19 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: The Widow and Her Child4,317 words
- 2.Chapter II: The Old Mint4,907 words
- 3.Chapter III: The Master of the Mint1,702 words
- 4.Chapter IV: The Roof and the Window2,702 words
- 5.Chapter V: The Denunciation2,466 words
- 6.Chapter VI: The Storm3,784 words
- 7.Chapter VII: Old London Bridge2,825 words
- 8.Chapter I: The Idle Apprentice4,091 words
- 9.Chapter II: Thames Darrell2,453 words
- 10.Chapter III: The Jacobite1,150 words
- 11.Chapter IV: Mr. Kneebone and His Friends1,162 words
- 12.Chapter V: Hawk and Buzzard4,785 words
- 13.Chapter VI: The First Step Towards the Ladder3,497 words
- 14.Chapter VII: Brother and Sister1,344 words
- 15.Chapter VIII: Miching Mallecho3,734 words
- 16.Chapter IX: Consequences of the Theft1,971 words
- 17.Chapter X: Mother and Son1,537 words
- 18.Chapter XI: The Mohocks2,352 words
- 19.Chapter XII: Saint Giles's Round-House2,782 words