Novels
- Sir John Chiverton (by anonymous, with John P. Aston). London, John Ebers, 1826.
- Rookwood. London, 3 vols., Richard Bentley, 3 vols., 1834; Philadelphia, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1834. 2 vols.; revised, John Macrone, 1835. 3 vols.; revised, London, Richard Bentley, 1837.
- Crichton. London, Richard Bentley, 1837. 3 vols.; New York, Harper, 1837. 2 vols.; revised, illus. Hablot K. Browne, London, Chapman & Hall, 1849.
- Jack Sheppard, illus. George Cruikshank. London, Richard Bentley, 3 vols., 1839; Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1839. 2 vols.
- The Tower of London. An Historical Romance, illus. George Cruickshank. London, Richard Bentley, 1840. 3 vols.; Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1841.
- Guy Fawkes; or, the Gunpowder Treason, illus. George Cruikshank. London, Richard Bentley, 1841. 3 vols.; Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1841.
- Old Saint Paul’s. A tale of the Plague and the Fire, illus. John Franklin. London, Hugh Cunningham, 3 vols., 1841.
- The Miser’s Daughter, illus. George Cruickshank. London, Cunningham & Mortimer, 3 vols., 1842.
- Windsor Castle. An historical Romance, illus. Tony Johannot, George Cruickshank, and W. F. Delamotte. London, Henry Colburn, 3 vols., 1843.
- Saint James’s; or, the Court of Queen Anne, illus. George Cruickshank. London, John Mortimer, 3 vols., 1844; New York, Colyer, 1844.
- James the Second; or, the Revolution of 1688. London, 3 vols., 1848.
- The Lancashire Witches. London, Henry Colburn, 3 vols., 1849; New York, Stringer & Townsend, 1849.
- The Flitch of Bacon; or, the Custom of Dunmow, illus. John Gilbert. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1854.
- The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance. London, G. Routledge & Co., 2 vols., 1854.
- The Spendthrift, illus. Hablot K. Browne. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1857 [1856].
- Mervyn Clitheroe, illus. Hablot K. Browne. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1858.
- Ovingdean Grange. A tale of the South Downs, illus. Hablot K. Browne. London, Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1860.
- The Constable of the Tower, illus. John Gilbert. London, Chapman & Hall, 3 vols., 1861.
- The Lord Mayor of London; or, City Life in the Last Century. London, Chapman & Hall, 3 vols., 1862.
- Cardinal Pole; or, the Days of Philip and Mary. London, Chapman & Hall, 3 vols., 1863.
- John Law, the Projector. London, Chapman & Hall, 3 vols., 1864.
- The Spanish Match; or, Charles Stuart at Madrid. London, Chapman & Hall, 3 vols., 1865.
- Auriol; or, the Elixir of Life. London, G. Routledge & Sons, 1865; as The Elixir of Life. London: New English Library, 1966.
- The Constable de Bourbon. London, Chapman & Hall, 1866. 3 vols.
- Old Court. London, Chapman & Hall, 1867. 3 vols.
- Myddleton Pomfret. London, Chapman & Hall, 1868. 3 vols.
- Hilary St. Ives. London, Chapman & Hall, 1870. 3 vols.
- Talbot Harland, illus. F. Gilbert. London, John Dicks, 1871.
- Boscobel; or, the Royal Oak. A tale of the year 1651. London, Tinsley Bros., 1872. 3 vols.
- The Good Old Times. The story of the Manchester Rebels of ’45. London, Tinsley Bros.,1873. 3 vols. as The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal ’45. London, Tinsley Bros., 1874.
- Merry England; or, Nobles and Serfs. London, Tinsley Bros., 1874.
- The Goldsmith’s Wife. London: Tinsley Bros., 1875. 3 vols.
- Preston Fight; or, the Insurrection of 1715. London, Tinsley Bros, 1875. 3 vols.
- Chetwynd Calverley. London, Tinsley Bros., 1876. 3 vols.
- The Leaguer of Lathom. A tale of the Civil War in Lancashire. London, Tinsley Bros., 1876. 3 vols.
- The Fall of Somerset. London, Tinsley Bros., 1877. 3 vols.
- Beatrice Tyldesley. London, Tinsley Bros., 1878. 3 vols.
- Beau Nash; or, Bath in the Eighteenth Century. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1879. 3 vols.
- Stanley Brereton. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1881. 3 vols.
- The South-Sea Bubble, illus. Edward Henry Corbould. London, John Dicks, 1902.
- Tower Hill, illus. F. Gilbert. London, John Dicks, 1902.
Non-fiction
- Considerations on the best means of affording immediate Relief to the Operative Classes in the manufacturing districts. London, John Ebers, 1826.
- The Boeotian. [periodical] 6 issues, 1824.
Verse
- Poems by Cheviot Tichburn. London, Arliss, 1822.
- The Maid's Revenge, and A Summer Evening's Tale with Other Poems. 1823.
- May Fair, in four cantos. 1827.
- Letters from Cockney Lands (by Will Brown). London, John Ebert, 1826.
- Ballads: Romantic, Fantastical, and Humorous, illus. John Gilbert. London, G. Routledge & Co., 1855.
Others, including Short Fiction
- December Tales. London: G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1823.
- Nick of the Wood. A story of Kentucky, by the author of “Spartacus”, edited by W. Harrison Ainsworth. London, Richard Bentley, 3 vols., 1837.
- The Combat of the Thirty. From a Breton lay of the fourteenth century, with an introduction, comprising a new chapter of Froissart, by William Harrison Ainsworth. London, Chapman & Hall, 1859.
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