William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth was born in 1805, the son of a Manchester solicitor. He was briefly an editor, then published some forty novels and edited several popular magazines. One of his books, published in 1839, was accused of having inspired a murder the following year, which led the Lord Chamberlain to ban plays bearing the name of its hero. His serials for a time sold better than those of his most famous contemporary, with whom he shared publishers and illustrators. He died in 1882.

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• NovelJack SheppardWilliam Harrison Ainsworth · 1839LiteraturePublic domain