Old Saint Paul's

Old Saint Paul's is a historical novel written by William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is set in London in the year 1665, during the time of the Great Plague. The novel revolves around the characters of Leonard Holt, a young man who falls in love with the beautiful Edith, and Stephen Bloundel, a wealthy merchant who is determined to save his family from the deadly disease. As the plague spreads throughout the city, the characters must navigate their way through the chaos and destruction that surrounds them. The novel also features the famous Old St. Paul's Cathedral, which becomes a central location in the story. Ainsworth's vivid descriptions of the cathedral and its destruction during the Great Fire of London make for a compelling read. Old Saint Paul's is a thrilling historical novel that offers a unique perspective on one of the most devastating events in London's history.Having passed so much of his time of late in the cathedral, Leonard began to regard it as a sort of home, and it now appeared like a place of refuge to him. Proceeding to the great western entrance, he seated himself on one of the large blocks of stone left there by the masons occupied in repairing the exterior of the fane. His eye rested upon the mighty edifice before him, and the clear sparkling light revealed numberless points of architectural grandeur and beauty which he had never before noticed. The enormous buttresses and lofty pinnacles of the central tower were tinged with the beams of the rising sun, and glowed as if built of porphyry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.