# Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 3)

By William Harrison Ainsworth.

"Jack Sheppard: A Romance, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel serialized from 1839 to 1840. This Newgate novel dramatizes the life of real 18th-century criminal Jack Sheppard, caught in a deadly feud with notorious thief-catcher Jonathan Wild. Through three epochs spanning Jack's life, the story follows his descent into crime, ingenious prison escapes, and ultimate fate at the gallows, while exploring whether a corrupted soul can retain goodness even in the darkest circumstances. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

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

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