Jack Sheppard (1839)

by William Harrison Ainsworth

First published 1839 · 358 pages

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A master of drinking, whoring, theft and escape! While Jack Sheppard seems marked from birth for a terrible end, his wit and charm might just be able to cheat fate. Fate, however, seems eager to cheat him out of an honest living, when Jack begins visiting the notorious Black Lion, drinking den of the worst criminals in London.

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  • Fiction, historical, general
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  • England, fiction
  • Criminals, fiction
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