William Harrison Ainsworth bibliography

This is a list of works by the English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882).

Novels

TitleFirst publicationPublication TypeOnline text
Sir John ChivertonLondon: Ebers, 1826(Written in collaboration with J. P. Aston)
RookwoodLondon: Bentley, 1834Three volumesGutenberg
CrichtonLondon: Bentley, 1837Three volumes1898 edition at the Internet Archive
Jack SheppardLondon: Bentley, 1839Three volumesGutenberg
The Tower of LondonLondon: Bentley, 1840
Guy FawkesLondon: Bentley, 1841Three volumesGutenberg
Old Saint Paul'sLondon: Cunningham, 1841Three volumesGutenberg
The Miser's Daughter1842
Windsor Castle. An historical romance1843Gutenberg
St James's18441865 edition at the Internet Archive
James the SecondLondon: Colburn, 1848Three volumes1865 edition at the Internet Archive
The Lancashire WitchesLondon: Colburn, 1849Gutenberg
AuriolLondon: Chapman & Hall, 18501865 edition at the Internet Archive
The Flitch of Bacon (see also Flitch (bacon))1854
The Star-Chamber1854Two volumesVolume 1 ,Gutenberg
Volume 2 ,Gutenberg
The SpendthriftLondon: Routledge, 1857. Set in the 18th century
The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe1858
Ovingdean GrangeLondon: Routledge, 1860
The Constable of the TowerLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1861Three volumes1880 edition at the Internet Archive
The Lord Mayor of LondonLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1862. Set in the reign of George III of the United KingdomThree volumes1880 edition at the Internet Archive
Cardinal Pole; or, The Days of Philip & MaryLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1863Three volumes1865 edition at the Internet Archive
1876 edition at the Internet Archive
The ProjectorLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1864Three volumes1867 edition at the Internet Archive
The Spanish MatchLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1865Three volumes1883 edition at the Internet Archive
The Constable de BourbonLondon: Chapman & Hall, 1866Three volumes1878 edition at the Internet Archive
Old Court1867
Myddleton Pomfret18681878 edition at the Internet Archive
Hilary St Ives1870
Talbot HarlandLondon: John Dicks, 1870
The South-Sea BubbleLondon: John Dicks, 1871
Tower HillLondon: John Dicks, 1871
Boscobel: or, The Royal Oak. A tale of the year 16511871Gutenberg
1875 edition at the Internet Archive
The Good Old Times1873(reissued as The Manchester Rebels London: Tinsley, 1874)
Merry England: or, Nobles and SerfsLondon: Tinsley, 1874Three volumes
The Goldsmith's WifeLondon: Tinsley, 1875Three volumes
Preston Fight: or, The Insurrection of 171518751877 edition at the Internet Archive
Chetwynd CalverleyLondon: Tinsley, 1876Three volumes1877 edition at the Internet Archive
The Leaguer of LathomLondon: Tinsley, 1876Three volumes1878 edition at the Internet Archive
The Fall of SomersetLondon: Tinsley, 1877Three volumes
Beatrice TyldesleyLondon: Tinsley, 1878, set in the reign of James II of EnglandThree volumes
Beau NashLondon: Routledge, 1879Three volumes
Stanley Brereton1881
Sources: A Dictionary of Writers and their Works; Sadleir's XIX Century Fiction[1][2][3]

Other works

  • December Tales. London: G. & W. B. Whittaker, 1823
  • The Combat of the Thirty: From a Breton lay of the fourteenth century; with an introduction, comprising a new chapter of Froissart. London: Chapman & Hall, 1859

References

Citations

  1. Cox, Michael, ed. (2001), "Ainsworth, William Harrison", A Dictionary of Writers and their Works, Oxford University Press, retrieved 2 March 2009
  2. Sadleir, Michael (1951) XIX Century Fiction: a bibliographical record based on his own collection. 2 vols. London: Constable
  3. Jarndyce Booksellers' catalogue XIX Century Fiction. Part 1: A–K (Bloomsbury, London, 2019).

Bibliography

  • Carver, Stephen James (2003) "Ainsworth, William Harrison" in: The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth 1805–1882. Edwin Mellen Press
  • Ellis, S. M. (1911) William Harrison Ainsworth and his Friends. 2 vols. John Lane. ("Bibliography of the works of William Harrison Ainsworth": v. 2, p. 345-383)
  • Locke, Harold (1925) A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Published Novels and Ballads of William Harrison Ainsworth. Elkin Mathews
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