Auriol: The Elixir of Life

Name: Auriol: The Elixir of Life
Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
ISBN: 9781836102502

Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Read by: Finian Silverwood
Language: English
Length: 5 hours 38 minutes
ISBN: 9781836102502
Published: 12 March 2026
Imprint: Fractal Press

Immortality
Gothic fiction
Historical fiction
Curse
Alchemy
London
Supernatural
Death
Redemption
Eternal youth

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Description

Immortal Auriol, kept alive by a magical elixir, wanders London weary of eternal youth and seeking release, entangled with sinister Dr Lamb and innocent Tempest. Ainsworth's Gothic fantasy of history, horror, and the burden of undying life. Spoken as when centuries still ask whether forever is a gift or a curse.

Author

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882) was the great Victorian showman of historical romance — a novelist who filled magazines and bookstalls with highwaymen, witches, Tudor courts, and London underworlds. Rookwood made Dick Turpin a legend; Jack Sheppard turned a thief into a popular hero; The Lancashire Witches brought the Pendle trials back to feverish life.

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Ebook · English · Fractal Press9781836103189