Project Gutenberg 2011-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 314 Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805 1882 Ainsworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ainsworth, W. H. (William Harrison) Ainsworth, Harrison Ainworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ticheburn, Cheviot Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriol_(novel) Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of alchemy and the quest for immortality through its titular character, Auriol Darcy, who finds himself intertwined with the alchemical ambitions of his great-grandfather, Doctor Lamb. The narrative opens with a rich historical tapestry, weaving between events of the past and the mysteries that the characters face. At the start of the novel, the prologue sets a tone of dark intrigue as it introduces Doctor Lamb, who is both a scientist and an alchemist, on the eve of the 17th century. A wounded man, Auriol Darcy, is brought to him, and through a series of events, he becomes entangled with Doctor Lamb's experiments to discover the elixir of life. The opening is filled with suspense and the supernatural, highlighting the contrasts between earthly desires and the ultimate quest for eternal life, foretelling the challenges Auriol will face as he grapples with the consequences of his newfound knowledge and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Horror tales Gothic fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 372143 2025-08-15T03:52:41.223029 text/html 373433 2011-06-22T15:36:22 text/html 2552341 2025-08-15T03:52:49.649012 application/epub+zip 2557289 2025-08-15T03:52:44.408083 application/epub+zip 220307 2025-08-15T03:52:43.110036 application/epub+zip 2767469 2025-08-15T03:52:53.742028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2741541 2025-08-15T03:52:48.774995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370728 2022-09-16T15:45:27.191963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347957 2025-08-15T03:52:40.274097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347779 2011-06-22T15:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347776 2011-06-22T15:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22767 2025-08-15T03:52:53.889997 application/rdf+xml 15059 2025-08-15T03:52:43.631038 image/jpeg 3730 2025-08-15T03:52:43.372017 image/jpeg 136077 2011-06-22T15:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2189250 2011-06-22T15:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 136043 2011-06-22T15:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2261494 2025-08-15T03:52:41.299038 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 en.wikipedia