While not as well written as military fiction by Frederick Marryat, The Youth and Manhood of Cyril Thornton allowed Scottish author Thomas Hamilton to take advantage of his military experience by using it as background for fiction. Hamilton had been… Read More ›
When William Harrison Ainsworth wrote Rookwood, he was struggling against a recent bankruptcy of the business he shared with his father-in-law. Returning to the practice of law in 1830 and anticipating the birth of his third daughter, according to biographer… Read More ›
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