Old St Paul's

In "Old St Paul's," William Harrison Ainsworth offers a richly textured narrative set in 17th-century London, intertwining historical fact with gothic fiction. Ainsworth's evocative prose is steeped in the atmospheric detail of the era, painting a vivid picture of the Great Plague and the Great Fire, while exploring themes of love, betrayal, and the specter of mortality. Through the lens of the ti...