"The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2" by William Harrison Ainsworth, is a historical fiction novel set in the Stuart period, features the notorious Star Chamber, and explores treachery, payback, and political games. Lady Lake, Sir Thomas Lake, and the status-climbing Sir Jocelyn Mounchensey are caught in a web of lies and deceit. As the story opens, Lady Roos is gravely sick from poisoning, and her mother, Lady Lake, faces accusations stemming from a fake confession suggesting she's involved in evil schemes. Desperate for revenge, Lady Lake navigates a world of deceit involving dangerous characters like the apothecary Luke Hatton and rivals like the Countess of Exeter and Lord Roos. The story brims with love, commitment, and greed as the drama intensifies.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
By William Harrison Ainsworth
In a world of political intrigue and personal vendettas, a family's desperate fight for justice may be their undoing.
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About the AuthorWilliam Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife.
William Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife.
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