The Star Chamber Vol-I is a historical romance novel by William Harrison Ainsworth. The plot opens with Sir Giles Mompesson, the scowling and all-powerful villain who scatters destruction and suffering through the Star Chamber court. Jocelyn Mouchesny is the protagonist of the story, the narration shows how he became a knight after some Lords took away his family heritage. English author William Harrison Ainsworth is well known for his historical novels. Ainsworth pursued writing after completing his legal education and had a long and successful career which resulted in his popular works such as The Star Chamber series which can be enjoyed by readers of all age groups.
A 19th-century English historian and author, William Harrison Ainsworth studied law and worked in the publishing industry along with journalism and literature. William Harrison Ainsworth wrote more than 39 novels on various topics. William Harrison was educated at Manchester Grammar School. Some of his best and most well-known novels are The Tower of London (1840), Windsor Castle (1843), The Lancashire Witches (1848), and Old St. Paul's (1841). He was a well-trained lawyer, but he was uninterested in the profession, so he gave up and decided to devote himself to the world of writing. Ainsworth's first success as a writer came with his work "Rookwood" in 1834, and he last appeared in the year 1881.
