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William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including Boscobel; or, the royal oak: A tale of the year 1651, Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire, and The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.

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Boscobel; or, the royal oak: A tale of the year 1651

by William Harrison Ainsworth

History · Novel

Boscobel; or, the royal oak: A tale of the year 1651 first appeared as a serial in The New Monthly Magazine before being published in three volumes by the London publishing house Tinsley Brothers. Boscobel; or, the royal oak: A tale of the year 1651 marked a return to the historical subjects he was best known for, after producing three novels with contemporary settings such as Old Court and Myddleton Pomfret.