Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805-1882 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Jack Sheppard: A Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel serially published from 1839 to 1840. Based on the life of an actual 18th-century London criminal, this Newgate novel follows young Jack Sheppard from infancy through his fate as a notorious thief. Manipulated by the vicious thief-catcher Jonathan Wild—who destroyed his father—Sheppard becomes infamous for his daring prison escapes and robberies. The tale weaves together crime, corruption, and the question of whether redemption is possible for a man caught in London's brutal underworld. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheppard_(novel) Release date is 2005-07-06 Produced by Jason Isbell, Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Originally published: Internationale Bibliothek G M B H Berlin, 1922 England -- Fiction Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724 -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction PR Internationale Bibliothek G M B H Berlin, 1922 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16215 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16215 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133359.0 16215