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William Harrison Ainsworth

The Tower of London, an Historical Romance

Paperback (Forgotten Books July 17, 2012)
Oi PKEFACE IT has been, for years, the cherished wish of the writer of the following pages to make the Tower of London the proudest monument of antiquity, considered with reference to its historical associations, which this country or any other country possesses the groundwork of a Romance; and it was no slight satisfaction to him that circumstances, at length, enabled him to carry into effect the favourite project. Desirous of exhibiting the Tower in its triple light of a Palace, a Prison, and a Fortress, the Author has shaped his story with reference to that end ;and he has endeavoured to contrive such a series of incidents as should naturally introduce every relic of the old pile its towers, chapels, halls, chambers, gateways, arches, and drawbridges so that no part of it should remain unillustrated. How far the design has been accomplished what interest has been given to particular buildings and what mouldering walls have been informed with life is now to be determined: unless, indeed, the point may be considered determined by the numbers who have visited the different buildings, as they have been successively depicted, during the periodical appearance of the work.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at
Pages
578
Weight
33.6 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 1.3 in.

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