Crichton (novel) explained

Crichton
Author:	William Harrison Ainsworth
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Historical
Publisher:	Richard Bentley
Release Date:	1837
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 "Admiral Chrichton". It was Ainsworth's follow-up to the 1834 bestselling novel Rookwood.^[3]

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.

Notes and References

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