Rookwood [by W.H. Ainsworth]. Revised. By W.H. Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth

1837

Spis treści

• PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION: xiii
• PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION: xl
• THE SKELETON HAND: 12
• THE LEGEND OF THE LIMETREE A BALLAD: 13
• THE PARK: 19
• SIR REGINALD ROOKWOOD: 35
• VI: 42
• CHAP XXIV: 60
• A CHAPTER OF HIGHWAYMEN: 65
• X: 76
• THE SEXTON: 105
• THE CORPSECANDLE: 110
• XV: 112
• EPHIALTES: 119
• XIX: 140
• BOOK III: 153
• XXI: 161
• LA GITANILLA: 170
• XXII: 177
• THE LEGEND OF THE LADY OF ROOKWOOD: 180
• XXIII: 186
• THE INAUGURATION: 195
• OATH OF THE CANTING CREW: 211
• THE MANDRAKE: 219
• XXVIII: 244
• HYMN TO SAINT THECLA: 252
• WEDDING CHORUS OF GIPSIES: 259
• MR COATES: 275
• THE RIDE TO YORK: 292
• XXXV: 303
• PLEDGE OF THE HIGHWAYMAN: 304
• THE MODERN GREEK: 310
• XXXVII: 313
• THE SHORT PIPE: 321
• OLIVER WHIDDLES: 328
• XLII: 340
• THE OATH: 359
• XLVII: 366
• XLVIII: 376
• XLIX: 386

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Informacje bibliograficzne

• Tytuł: Rookwood [by W.H. Ainsworth]. Revised. By W.H. Ainsworth; Tom 60 z Bentley's standard novels
• Autor: William Harrison Ainsworth
• Data wydania: 1837
• W formie oryginalnej: Uniwersytet Oksfordzki
• W formie cyfrowej: 18 Sty 2007