"W. Harrison Ainsworth" by W. Greatbach for "Jack Sheppard," the 1839 Richard Bentley triple-decker (original) (raw)

W. Harrison Ainsworth

William Greatbach (1792-1878)

Issued November 1839

Etching

11 x 8.7 cm

Facing title-page in Jack Sheppard. A Romance, Volume One.

"Upon my word, friend," said I, "you have almost made me long to try what a robber I should make." "There is a great art in it, if you did," quoth he. "Ah! but," said I, "there's a great deal in being hanged." — Life and Actions of Guzman d'Alfarache.

• Title-page and frontispiece

Scanned image and text byPhilip V. Allingham.

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