Rookwood (FULL Audio Book)
by William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882)
A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narrative, poetry, song, and descriptive writing to great effect. The character of Dick Turpin that we know today -- the dashing highwaymen and unmatched horseman -- can be said to stem directly from this novel, as the most famous part of the book (often published on its own in the past), Turpin's Read more [...]