William Harrison Ainsworth

English novelist (1805-1882)
1805–1882, born in Cheetham Hill

Comedy & satire Horror & Gothic

Portrait of William Harrison Ainsworth — Photo: Daniel Maclise, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Born: 4 February 1805
Birthplace: Cheetham Hill
Died: 3 January 1882

Notable works

1834 Rookwood · Gothic fiction
1837 Bentley's Miscellany · humor
1839 Jack Sheppard
1840 The Tower of London
1861 The Constable of the Tower
1868 Myddleton Pomfret
1870 Hilary St. Ives
Guy Fawkes
Crichton
The Flitch of Bacon

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