Crichton (novel)

Crichton

Author	William Harrison Ainsworth
Language	English
Genre	Historical
Publisher	Richard Bentley
Publication date	1837
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Crichton is an 1837 historical novel by the British writer William Harrison Ainsworth. ^[1] It was published in three volumes by Richard Bentley. ^[2] It is inspired by the life of the sixteenth century Scottish polymath James Crichton, known as the "Admirable Crichton". It was Ainsworth's follow-up to the 1834 bestselling novel Rookwood . ^[3]

References

1. Carver p.6
2. Schlicke p.7
3. Sutherland p.159

Bibliography

• Carver, Stephen James. The Life and Works of the Lancashire Novelist William Harrison Ainsworth, 1850-1882. Edwin Mellen Press, 2003.
• Crofton, Ian. A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable. Birlinn, 2012.
• Schlicke, Paul. The Oxford Companion to Charles Dickens: Anniversary Edition. OUP Oxford, 2011.
• Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. Routledge, 2014.