The Flitch of Bacon (novel)
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| Author | William Harrison Ainsworth |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 1854 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Flitch of Bacon is an 1854 historical novel by the British writer William Harrison Ainsworth. It was originally serialised in The New Monthly Magazine.[1] He based it on the tradition of the Flitch of Bacon at Little Dunmow in Essex, awarded to the happiest married couple. It inspired a revival of the practice, with Ainsworth judging a competition the following year.[2]
