Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715 by William Harrison Ainsworth

"Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel published in 1875. Set during the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, the story follows northern English landowners who rise against the Hanoverian succession and King George I in support of the exiled Jacobite claimant. The narrative focuses on the uprising in Northumberland and northern England, leading toward the fateful Battle of Preston where the rebels' destiny will be decided. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882
Title Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Fight_(novel)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 49851
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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