The action is completely framed as a fantasy. In this story, the atmosphere of the imprisonment of a madman (and possible recovery) and a villain, the story of his keeper, is completed.
W. H. Ainsworth Collection: 20+ Historical Novels, Gothic Romances & Adventure Classics
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bookDick Turpin
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bookThe Star-Chamber
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bookOld Saint Paul’s
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bookBoscobel, or, The Royal Oak : A Tale of the Year 1651
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bookPreston Fight : Or, The Insurrection of 1715
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bookThe Leaguer of Lathom
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