As we proceed in counting down the Top 40 horror short stories from 1800-1849, I will post the author of the next story and then return with a link to the actual story in the next post. William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) is the next author to chill our bones. For those of you not familiar with him, Ainsworth was trained as a lawyer, just like other fine horror story writers in the 50 year period in question; Honore de Balzac and Sir Walter Scott to name a few. Ainsworth quit the practice of law while still young and went on to publish nearly 40 novels. One of his best horror short stories was one of his first. Still not sure which one it is? Here's a hint, it was published in Ainsworth's first short story collection of 1823 and titled December Tales.
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