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

by William Harrison Ainsworth

History · Novel

Open Library OL40797676W

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.

About the author

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. More of this shelf for William Harrison Ainsworth.

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