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The William Harrison Ainsworth Library

The William Harrison Ainsworth Library

著者： William Harrison Ainsworth
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Step within, gentle listener, and unlock a library of old romance, shadowed towers, moonlit roads, haunted halls, loyal hearts, bold villains, and the storied pageantry of England’s past. The William Harrison Ainsworth Library presents the author’s works read in full, restoring to the ear those stirring chronicles of history, legend, crime, chivalry, and Gothic wonder which once held Victorian readers spellbound.Public domain
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  • The Star-Chamber Volume I Chapter I - The Three Cranes in the Vintry

    The Star-Chamber Volume I Chapter I - The Three Cranes in the Vintry
    2026/07/25
    In which the venerable tavern known as the Three Cranes, celebrated for its superb wines and lively hospitality under the management of the charming Madame Bonaventure, finds itself prospering amidst the bustling throng of the Vintry Wharf. Yet beneath this prosperity, the shadow of monopolistic patents and the oppressive reach of the Star-Chamber's lawless agents begins to cast a dark and ominous pall over the establishment, foreshadowing the trials that lie ahead.
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    19 分
  • Rookwood L'envoy

    Rookwood L'envoy
    2026/07/24
    In which the fates of certain shadowy figures—Jerry Juniper, the knight of Malta, and the notorious highwayman Turpin—are recounted with a mingling of fact and folklore, casting a somber yet curious light upon their final days. The narrative closes with a reflective homage to the enduring, if dubious, legacy of the daring outlaw, whose exploits have become the stuff of legend and local reminiscence.
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    5 分
  • Rookwood Book 5 Chapter 5 - The Sarcophagus

    Rookwood Book 5 Chapter 5 - The Sarcophagus
    2026/07/23
    In which the village rejoices at the nuptials of Sir Ranulph and Eleanor amidst the old ancestral halls, while a sombre discovery in the churchyard entwines past secrets with present sorrows. Alan Rookwood, trapped within the crypt, confronts terrifying visions and agonising solitude, enduring harrowing physical and mental trials until his final, solemn curse upon the tomb of his brother.
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    24 分
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