Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life
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William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) who also wrote under the pseudonyms Will Brown and Cheviot Tichburn, was an English historical novelist. He went to the Manchester Grammar School before becoming trained in the law. However the legal profession had no attraction for him, and going to London to complete his studies he made the acquaintance of John Ebers, publisher, and at that time manager of the King’s Theatre, Haymarket, by whom he was introduced to literary and dramatic circles. For a short time he tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism an...
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- AURIOL
- OR
- THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
- AUTHOR OF "THE TOWER OF LONDON" WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. K. BROWNE AUTHOR'S COPYRIGHT EDITION LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, Limited Broadway, Ludgate Hill 1898 Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. At the Ballantyne Press
- The mysterious interview in Hyde Park
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- PROLOGUE
- 1599 DR. LAMB
- The Elixir of Long Life.
- BOOK THE FIRST
- EBBA
- CHAPTER I
- THE RUINED HOUSE IN THE VAUXHALL ROAD
- The Ruined house in the Vauxhall Road
- CHAPTER II
- THE DOG-FANCIER
- The Dog-fancier.
- CHAPTER III
- THE HAND AND THE CLOAK
- The Hand and the Cloak.
- CHAPTER IV
- THE IRON-MERCHANT'S DAUGHTER
- The Iron-merchant's Daughter.
- CHAPTER V
- THE MEETING NEAR THE STATUE
- CHAPTER VI
- THE CHARLES THE SECOND SPANIEL
- CHAPTER VII
- THE HAND AGAIN!
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE BARBER OF LONDON
- The Barber of London.
- CHAPTER IX
- THE MOON IN THE FIRST QUARTER
- Seizure of Ebba.
- CHAPTER X
- THE STATUE AT CHARING CROSS
- Antiquaries.
- CHAPTER XI
- PREPARATIONS
- CHAPTER XII
- THE CHAMBER OF MYSTERY
- The Chamber of Mystery.
- END OF THE FIRST BOOK
- INTERMEAN
- 1800
- CHAPTER I
- THE TOMB OF THE ROSICRUCIAN
- The Tomb of the Rosicrucian.
- CHAPTER II
- THE COMPACT
- The Compact.
- CHAPTER III
- IRRESOLUTION
- CHAPTER IV
- EDITH TALBOT
- CHAPTER V
- THE SEVENTH NIGHT
- The significant whisper.
- END OF THE INTERMEAN
- BOOK THE SECOND
- CYPRIAN ROUGEMONT
- CHAPTER I
- THE CELL
- CHAPTER II
- THE ENCHANTED CHAIRS
- The Enchanted Chairs.
- CHAPTER III
- GERARD PASTON
- CHAPTER IV
- THE PIT
- CHAPTER V
- NEW PERPLEXITIES
- Rougemont's device to perplex Auriol.
- CHAPTER VI
- DOCTOR LAMB AGAIN
- THE OLD LONDON MERCHANT
- A SKETCH Flos Mercatorum.—Epitaph on Whittington
- A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE IN ROME
- CHAPTER I
- SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
- CHAPTER II
- THE MARCHESA
- THE END
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