Auriol Or The Elixir Of Life is a novel written by William Harrison Ainsworth. The story follows the life of a young man named Auriol, who is determined to find the secret to eternal youth and immortality. Auriol is a skilled alchemist and spends most of his time studying ancient texts and experimenting with various potions and elixirs.As the story progresses, Auriol becomes more and more obsessed with his quest for immortality, and he begins to neglect his relationships with the people around him. He becomes estranged from his family and friends, and he even turns away from his one true love, the beautiful and kind-hearted Lady Ursula.Despite his best efforts, Auriol is unable to find the elixir of life, and he grows increasingly desperate and disillusioned. Eventually, he realizes that his obsession with immortality has caused him to miss out on the joys of life, and he begins to regret his choices.Auriol Or The Elixir Of Life is a gripping tale of love, obsession, and the search for eternal youth. It is a classic work of Gothic literature that will appeal to fans of the genre and anyone who enjoys a well-crafted story with complex characters and a richly detailed setting.On the night of the 1st of March, 1800, and at a late hour, a man, wrapped in a large horseman’s cloak, and of strange and sinister appearance, entered an old deserted house in the neighbourhood of Stepney-green. He was tall, carried himself very erect, and seemed in the full vigour of early manhood; but his features had a worn and ghastly look, as if bearing the stamp of long-indulged and frightful excesses, while his dark gleaming eyes gave him an expression almost diabolical.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.