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Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical RomanceWilliam Harrison Ainsworth

Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance

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Original author: William Harrison Ainsworth

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"Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a novel first serialized in 1840. Based on the infamous 1605 Gunpowder Plot to destroy Parliament, the story follows conspirator Guy Fawkes as he receives dire warnings about his doomed mission. Ainsworth blends historical events with gothic elements, introducing fictional characters like Viviana Radcliffe, Fawkes's invented wife, and the alchemist John Dee, who summons spirits to prophesy disaster. Despite supernatural omens and divine visions, Fawkes pursues his fateful path toward tragedy.

Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #37750.

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53 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface777 words
  2. 2.Preface: v423 words
  3. 3.Chapter I3,866 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Ordsall Cave759 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Ordsall Hall6,211 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: The Search2,290 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Chat Moss7,925 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: The Disinterment703 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Doctor Dee2,492 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: The Magic Glass2,461 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: The Prison on Salford Bridge1,837 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: The Fate of the Pursuivant2,180 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: The Pilgrimage to St. Winifred's Well5,306 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: The Vision1,681 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: The Conspirators4,640 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: The Packet2,924 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV: The Elixir4,098 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI: The Collegiate Church at Manchester6,339 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII: The Rencounter841 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII: The Explanation950 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX: The Discovery2,502 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX: The Departure From the Hall3,469 words
  23. 23.Chapter I: The Landing of the Powder4,058 words
  24. 24.Chapter II: The Traitor2,617 words
  25. 25.Chapter III: The Escape Prevented2,426 words
  26. 26.Chapter IV: The Mine4,535 words
  27. 27.Chapter V: The Capture of Viviana3,236 words
  1. 28.Chapter VI: The Cellar3,306 words
  2. 29.Chapter VII: The Star-Chamber1,117 words
  3. 30.Chapter VIII: The Jailer's Daughter6,307 words
  4. 31.Chapter IX: The Counterplot3,282 words
  5. 32.Chapter X: White Webbs3,453 words
  6. 33.Chapter XI: The Marriage in the Forest3,903 words
  7. 34.Chapter XII: The Fifth of November3,344 words
  8. 35.Chapter XIII: The Flight of the Conspirators4,553 words
  9. 36.Chapter XIV: The Examination2,690 words
  10. 37.Chapter I: How Guy Fawkes Was Put to the Torture5,319 words
  11. 38.Chapter II: Showing the Troubles of Viviana1,682 words
  12. 39.Chapter III: Huddington6,033 words
  13. 40.Chapter IV: Holbeach1,151 words
  14. 41.Chapter V: The Close of the Rebellion4,322 words
  15. 42.Chapter VI: Hagley3,162 words
  16. 43.Chapter VII: Viviana's Last Night at Ordsall Hall3,579 words
  17. 44.Chapter VIII: Hendlip3,772 words
  18. 45.Chapter IX: Whitehall1,650 words
  19. 46.Chapter X616 words
  20. 47.Chapter XI: The Subterranean Dungeon1,648 words
  21. 48.Chapter XII: The Traitor Betrayed2,020 words
  22. 49.Chapter XIII: The Trial1,484 words
  23. 50.Chapter XIV: The Last Meeting of Fawkes and Viviana1,286 words
  24. 51.Chapter XV: Saint Paul's Churchyard1,959 words
  25. 52.Chapter XVI: Old Palace Yard1,171 words
  26. 53.Chapter XVII: The Last Execution2,407 words