Old Court is an 1867 novel by the British writer William Harrison Ainsworth.[1] It was initially serialised in Bentley's Miscellany before being published in three volumes by Chapman and Hall of London.[2] It was the first of three novels in a row with present-day settings, in contrast to the historical novels for which the author was known for.[3]

Old Court
AuthorWilliam Harrison Ainsworth
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherChapman and Hall
Publication date
1867
Media typePrint

References edit

  1. ^ Slater p.17
  2. ^ Carver p.380-81
  3. ^ Sutherland p.453

Bibliography edit

  • Carver, Stephen James. The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth, 1850-1882. Edwin Mellen Press, 2003.
  • Slater, John Herbert. Early Editions: A Bibliographical Survey of the Works of Some Popular Modern Authors. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Company, 1894.
  • Sutherland, Joan. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Santford University Press, 1989.