Project Gutenberg 2007-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 505 Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805 1882 Ainsworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ainsworth, W. H. (William Harrison) Ainsworth, Harrison Ainworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ticheburn, Cheviot Rookwood Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookwood_(novel) Produced by Afra Ullah, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rookwood" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of English gentry and tales of highwaymen, the book interweaves themes of family, betrayal, and the supernatural. The narrative centers around the character Luke, grappling with dark family secrets, including his heritage linked to the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, as well as the mysterious and ominous history of the Rookwood family. The opening of the novel immerses the reader into a chilling sepulchral vault at midnight, where Luke, the grandson of a longtime sexton, is confronted with shocking truths about his family's past. He learns of the alleged murder of his mother and the dark legacy of Sir Piers Rookwood, his father, amidst the haunting presence of a fatal omen connected to a mystical lime tree linked to the family's history. As Luke grapples with his lineage, including a chilling revelation of finding his mother’s corpse, Ainsworth sets the stage for themes of vengeance and the quest for truth, foreshadowing a turbulent journey ahead for the protagonist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Turpin, Richard, 1706-1739 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1086299 2025-07-10T04:05:19.523659 text/html 1110033 2007-11-20T14:50:18 text/html 555098 2025-07-10T04:05:40.675548 application/epub+zip 571171 2025-07-10T04:05:25.304596 application/epub+zip 519790 2025-07-10T04:05:22.161641 application/epub+zip 942628 2025-07-10T04:05:50.347517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856749 2025-07-10T04:05:36.971630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779031 2022-09-11T06:03:27.632004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 951481 2025-07-10T04:05:16.714657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 951425 2007-11-20T14:50:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 951376 2007-11-20T14:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 951378 2007-11-20T14:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23455 2025-07-10T04:05:50.506475 application/rdf+xml 10512 2025-07-10T04:05:22.779616 image/jpeg 2777 2025-07-10T04:05:22.493637 image/jpeg 381643 2007-11-20T14:50:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 381412 2007-11-20T14:50:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 460135 2007-11-20T14:50:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 381281 2007-11-20T14:50:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 520638 2025-07-10T04:05:19.656850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia