Auriol: The Elixir of Life

Name: Auriol: The Elixir of Life
Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
ISBN: 9781836103189

Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Language: English
Length: 188 pages
ISBN: 9781836103189
Published: 12 March 2026
Imprint: Fractal Press

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

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A Gothic fantasy following Auriol, an immortal man weary of centuries alive by a magical elixir. Cursed with eternal youth, he seeks death above all else. In London, he meets the sinister Dr. Lamb and the innocent Tempest. As past lives haunt him, Auriol struggles against his undying nature. Blending history with horror, it explores the burden of immortality, questioning whether eternal life is a gift or torment, culminating in quest for release.

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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Audiobook · English · Fractal Press9781836102502