Ainsworth hoped to start publishing "Windsor Castle" in his magazine by April, but he was delayed when his mother died on 15 March 1842. John Forster wrote to Ainsworth to offer assistance in writing the novel, but there is no evidence that Ainsworth accepted. The work was soon finished and started appearing in the magazine by July 1842, where it ran until June 1843. George Cruikshank, illustrator for "The Miser's Daughter", took over as illustrator for "Windsor Castle" after the first one finished its run. A play version of "The Miser's Daughter" by Edward Stirling appeared in October 1842, with another version by T. P. Taylor in November. During this time, Ainsworth had many well-known contributors to his magazine, including the wife of Robert Southey, Robert Bell, William Maginn in a posthumous publication, and others. By the end of 1843, Ainsworth had sold his stake in "Ainsworth's Magazine" to John Mortimer while remaining as editor. The next work that Ainsworth included in his magazine was "Saint James's or the Court of Queen Anne, An Historical Romance", which ran from January 1844 until December 1844. The work was illustrated by Cruikshank, the last time that Ainsworth and Cruikshank collaborated on a novel.