Old St. Paul's by W. Harrison Ainsworth. Illustrated by J. Finnimore (HQ469)

Circa 1930s: Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original maroon cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 637 clean and bright pages, speckled edges. Slight fading on boards. A nice compact pocket size. (HQ469)

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Old St. Paul's, also titled Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire, is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1841. It is a historical romance that describes the events of the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London.

April 1665 - when the cry of 'Bring out your dead' sent a chill through every household ...

With a telling eye for detail Harrison Ainsworth unrolls his sweeping, colourful panorama of a Restoration London beset by twin disasters ... the Great Plague and the Fire of London ...

The profligate Earl of Rochester, the frenzied Salvationist Solomon Eagle, the abominable undertaker Chowles and Judith Malmayns, the venal plague nurse, companions in iniquity, add a nightmare dimension to the adventures of dauntless Leonard Holt and the lovely Amabel in the stricken ...

Dominating this spectacular story of love, greed, betrayal, abduction, conspiracy and revenge is the towering structure of Old St. Paul's ... cathedral ... public haunt of gallants and rogues ... pest house ... and blazing inferno. Google Books...