# Jack Sheppard: A Romance

By William Harrison Ainsworth.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: England -- Fiction; Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724 -- Fiction; Thieves -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Jack Sheppard: A Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/20503) by William Harrison Ainsworth (18 h 8 min, English)

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