Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_(novel) Release date is 2011-10-13
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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Gunpowder Plot, 1605 -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625 -- Fiction Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 -- Fiction