Guy Fawkes
- First published
- 1899
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a novel first serialized in 1840. Based on the infamous 1605 Gunpowder Plot to destroy Parliament, the story follows conspirator Guy Fawkes as he receives dire warnings about his doomed mission. Ainsworth blends historical events with gothic elements, introducing fictional characters like Viviana Radcliffe, Fawkes's invented wife, and the alchemist John Dee, who summons spirits to prophesy disaster. Despite supernatural omens and divine visions, Fawkes pursues his fateful path toward tragedy.
- Gunpowder Plot, 1605
- Great Britain
- Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #37750. Guy Fawkes on Wikipedia.
