# Rookwood

An audiobook by William Harrison Ainsworth, read by LibriVox volunteers (16 h 57 min, English).

A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narrative, poetry, song, and descriptive writing to great effect. The character of Dick Turpin that we know today - the dashing highwaymen and unmatched horseman - can be said to stem directly from this novel, as the most famous part of the book (often published on its own in the past), Turpin's Ride To York, is devoted to him. Although seemingly little known to a modern audience, Ainsworth's 'Rookwood' gave the world the image of the highwayman with which we are all so familiar. (Summary by paulc)

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## Chapters

1. Memoir (11:15): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_01_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
2. To My Mother & Preface (17:12): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_02_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
3. Bk. 1, Chapter 01 - The Vault (28:49): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_03_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
4. Bk. 1, Chapter 02 - The Skeleton Hand (18:52): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_04_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
5. Bk. 1, Chapter 03 - The Park (27:51): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_05_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
6. Bk. 1, Chapter 04 - The Hall (12:47): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_06_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
7. Bk. 1, Chapter 05 - Sir Reginald Rookwood (17:57): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_07_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
8. Bk. 1, Chapter 06 - Sir Piers Rookwood (7:43): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_08_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
9. Bk. 1, Chapter 07 - The Return (5:30): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_09_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
10. Bk. 1, Chapter 08 - An Irish Adventurer (27:32): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_10_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
11. Bk. 1, Chapter 09 - An English Adventurer (42:54): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_11_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
12. Bk. 1, Chapter 10 - Ranulph Rookwood (27:42): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_12_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
13. Bk. 1, Chapter 11 - Lady Rookwood (18:56): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_13_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
14. Bk. 1, Chapter 12 - The Chamber of Death (5:40): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_14_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
15. Bk. 1, Chapter 13 - The Brothers (21:16): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_15_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
16. Bk. 2, Chapter 01 - The Storm (18:30): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_16_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
17. Bk. 2, Chapter 02 - The Funeral Oration (21:11): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_17_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
18. Bk. 2, Chapter 03 - The Churchyard (19:58): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_18_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
19. Bk. 2, Chapter 04 - The Funeral (14:03): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_19_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
20. Bk. 2, Chapter 05 - The Captive (15:03): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_20_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
21. Bk. 2, Chapter 06 - The Apparition (27:40): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_21_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
22. Bk. 3, Chapter 01 - A Morning Ride (18:44): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_22_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
23. Bk. 3, Chapter 02 - A Gipsy Encampment (36:57): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_23_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
24. Bk. 3, Chapter 03 - Sybil (23:28): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_24_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
25. Bk. 3, Chapter 04 - Barbara Lovel (21:00): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_25_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
26. Bk. 3, Chapter 05 - The Inauguration (1:08:20): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_26_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
27. Bk. 3, Chapter 06 - Eleanor Mowbray (24:56): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_27_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
28. Bk. 3, Chapter 07 - Mrs. Mowbray (12:51): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_28_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
29. Bk. 3, Chapter 08 - The Parting (9:59): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_29_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
30. Bk. 3, Chapter 09 - The Philter (11:07): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_30_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
31. Bk. 3, Chapter 10 - Saint Cyprian's Cell (13:36): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_31_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
32. Bk. 3, Chapter 11 - The Bridal (27:35): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_32_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
33. Bk. 3, Chapter 12 - Alan Rookwood (22:47): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_33_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
34. Bk. 3, Chapter 12 - Mr Coates (10:07): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_34_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
35. Bk. 3, Chapter 13 - Dick Turpin (28:54): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_35_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
36. Bk. 4, Chapter 01 - The Rendezvous at Kilburn (29:50): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_36_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
37. Bk. 4, Chapter 02 - Tom King (21:06): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_37_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
38. Bk. 4, Chapter 03 - A Surprise (8:42): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_38_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
39. Bk. 4, Chapter 04 - The Hue and Cry (9:14): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_39_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
40. Bk. 4, Chapter 05 - The Short Pipe (10:36): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_40_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
41. Bk. 4, Chapter 06 - Black Bess (16:59): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_41_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
42. Bk. 4, Chapter 07 - The York Stage (6:29): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_42_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
43. Bk. 4, Chapter 08 - Roadside Inn (10:43): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_43_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
44. Bk. 4, Chapter 09 - Excitement (4:19): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_44_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
45. Bk. 4, Chapter 10 - The Gibbet (8:13): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_45_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
46. Bk. 4, Chapter 11 - The Phantom Steed (16:50): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_46_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
47. Bk. 4, Chapter 12 - Cawood Ferry (14:15): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_47_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
48. Bk. 5, Chapter 01 - The Hut on Thorne Waste (15:51): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_48_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
49. Bk. 5, Chapter 02 - Major Mowbray (23:38): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_49_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
50. Bk. 5, Chapter 03 - Handassah (25:00): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_50_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
51. Bk. 5, Chapter 04 - The Dower of Sybil (27:21): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_51_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
52. Bk. 5, Chapter 05 - The Sarcophagus (24:18): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_52_ainsworth_64kb.mp3
53. L'envoy (5:12): https://archive.org/download/rookwood_pc_librivox/rookwood_53_ainsworth_64kb.mp3