Rookwood

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Rookwood

by William Harrison Ainsworth

EN·~15 hours·61 chapters

Chapters

61 total

ROOKWOOD

1:37

MEMOIR

8:58

TO MY MOTHER

1:41

PREFACE

13:42

ROOKWOOD - BOOK I - THE WEDDING RING

0:22

CHAPTER I - THE VAULT

24:34

CHAPTER II - THE SKELETON HAND

16:12

CHAPTER III - THE PARK

25:48

CHAPTER IV - THE HALL

11:07

CHAPTER V - SIR REGINALD ROOKWOOD

15:13
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Description

A brooding, moon‑lit England unfolds in this sweeping Gothic tale, where crumbling manor houses, shadowed vaults and mist‑shrouded moors set the stage for a story of love, betrayal and restless spirits. From the moment a cursed wedding ring surfaces in the Rookwood family’s ancient hall, the narrative weaves together whispered legends and the palpable tension of a world on the brink of change.

Sir Reginald Rookwood, haunted by a family legacy as tangled as the ivy on his estate’s walls, becomes entangled with the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, whose daring rides across the countryside stir both fear and fascination. As loyalties shift and dark secrets surface, the characters navigate a maze of intrigue that feels both historically vivid and eerily supernatural. The prose balances rich period detail with the pulse‑quickening excitement of a chase, inviting listeners to linger in a world where every corridor might conceal a phantom and every oath carries a dangerous weight.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 hours (888K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Afra Ullah, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Nov 20, 2007

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth

1805–1882

Best known for vivid historical romances like Rookwood and Jack Sheppard, this popular 19th-century novelist brought pageantry, crime, and old England to life for a huge Victorian audience. Trained for the law but drawn to literature, he built a long career as both a novelist and magazine editor.

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