Preston Fight; or, The Insurrection of 1715

Preston Fight is a fictional novel written by English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. The story is based on The Battle of Preston fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire. The book is divided into eleven parts which are beautifully represented by Ainsworth. His lectures from the Preston Fight are collected in this book, which focuses on his political and philosophical ideas on human understanding and its propensity for material hoarding and power. This boo...