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Language: English
Author(s): William Harrison Ainsworth,
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Historical Fiction,
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[1/58] EPOCH THE FIRST, 1703, JONATHAN WILD. Chapter One: The Widow and Her Child
The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens' "Oliver Twist". (Summary by Mark Leder)