| Title | : | Rookwood (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | William Harrison Ainsworth |
| Release | : | 2022-08-09 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | Rookwood (Unabridged) | William Harrison Ainsworth |
| A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narrative, poetry, song, and descriptive writing to great effect. The character of Dick Turpin that we know today - the dashing highwaymen and unmatched horseman - can be said to stem directly from this novel, as the most famous part of the book , Turpin's Ride To York, is devoted to him. Although seemingly little known to a modern audience, Ainsworth's 'Rookwood' gave the world the image of the highwayman with which we are all so familiar. |
