from john257hopper

Another slice of romanticised and slightly Gothic historical fiction from this mid 19th century author. He is very keen on setting stories in the early seventeenth century and here covers the most famous historical event of them all from this period. While Ainsworth is not in general a great crea...

from john257hopper

Another slice of romanticised and slightly Gothic historical fiction from this mid 19th century author. He is very keen on setting stories in the early seventeenth century and here covers the most famous historical event of them all from this period. While Ainsworth is not in general a great crea...

from fulner

It wasn't really what I expected. I expected the protagonist to be a devout Catholic who will stop at nothing to remain true to the Church as he understands it. I'm not sure how devout he actually is, and he is willing to stop at nothing, including digging into the occult, seeking assistance of w...