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"The immortal Ainsworth." _Thackeray._
NOVELS
BY
WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH
_ROOKWOOD_
"Gives a vivid picture of the times
and places with which he dealt."
_The New York Herald._
THE RITTENHOUSE PRESS
PHILADELPHIA
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PRINTED IN U.S.A. BY ARRANGEMENT WITH
GEORGE BARRIE'S SONS
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Archaic
and dialect spellings have been retained. Greek text has been
transliterated and is shown between {braces}. The oe ligature has
been transcribed as [oe].
A table of contents, though not present in the original publication,
has been provided below:
MEMOIR
TO MY MOTHER
PREFACE
BOOK I. THE WEDDING RING
I. The Vault
II. The Skeleton Hand
III. The Park
IV. The Hall
V. Sir Reginald Rookwood
VI. Sir Piers Rookwood
VII. The Return
VIII. An Irish Adventurer
IX. An English Adventurer
X. Ranulph Rookwood
XI. Lady Rookwood
XII. The Chamber of Death
XIII. The Brothers