'Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason ' 1841 novel
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) William Harrison Ainsworth by Daniel Maclise ( died 1870) donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 1949 : In public domain, courtesy of Wikipedia. William Harrison Ainsworth 1805-1882 was the son of a Manchester solicitor and moved to London in 1824 to study law. As well as being a poet , magazine editor and journalist, Ainsworth belonged to a crop of Victorian novelists who were widely read during during the middle of the 19th century but fell from favour, being largely neglected by the end of his life. 'Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason -An Historical Romance' appeared by installments, included in 'Bentley's Miscellania' magazine from January 1840- November 1841 The historical novel was quite a new genre , arguably starting with Sir Walter's Scott's 'Waverley' from 1814. Ainsworth contributed a whole series of novels . including the successful 'Rookwood' which h