Jack Sheppard by William Harrison Ainsworth, Fiction, Historical, Horror

ISBN-13: 9781606641958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 388 str.

William Harrison Ainsworth

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"You will continue as you are," said Jonathan Wild, standing over the heavy bag of money. "My slave "

"Slave?" echoed Jack, starting to his feet. "It's time you knew whom you have to deal with. Henceforth I throw off the yoke. I will neither stir hand nor foot for you more. Attempt to molest me, and you will learn Jack Sheppard is a match for Jonathan Wild, any day "

Jonathan smiled contemptuously. "I will make no terms with you," he said. "Neglect my orders, and I will hang you "

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) wrote nearly forty novels, chiefly with historical basis. "Jack Shepard, A Romance, " a chronicle set during three decades of the early 1700s, was first published in 1839, and is ranked among the finest of Ainsworth's creations.