Ann Ward Radcliffe

A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794 - Second Edition, Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1795. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN-10: 1503129764ISBN-13: 9781503129764Publisher: Createspace Independent...

First published in 1790, A Sicilian Romance is a gothic novel by best-selling author Ann Radcliffe. The villainous Marquis of Mazzini returns to his original Castle after a long absence when he one of his servants, Vincent, passes way. His daughters, Julia and her...

Ann Radcliffe's second novel, A Sicilian Romance, was published anonymously in 1790. This gothic and mysterious plot concerns the history of the fallen aristocrats of the house of Mazzini, in Sicily in the 16th century and includes castles undergrounds, groans heard in the middle...

Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- The plot concerns the fallen nobility of the house of Mazzini, on the northern shore of Sicily, as related by a tourist who learns of their turbulent history from a monk he meets at the ruins of their...

A Sicilian Romance is a gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790. 'On the northern shore of Sicily are still to be seen the magnificent remains of a castle, which formerly belonged to...

A Sicilian RomanceThe House of Mazziniby Ann RadcliffeA Sicilian Romance is a gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790.The plot concerns the fallen nobility of the house of Mazzini, on the northern shore...

Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823) was an English author and a pioneer of the Gothic novel. Her style is romantic in its vivid descriptions of landscapes and long travel scenes, yet the Gothic element is obvious through her use of the supernatural. It was...

King Henry III is holding court at Kenilworth. Festivities abound, wine flows copiously, and spirits are high as the King and his subjects prepare to celebrate the nuptials of Sir Gaston de Blondeville. But the joyous mood is interrupted when a merchant, Hugh Woodreeve,...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The novel is a set in a powerful landscape which became familiar in her later work, with complex clan feuds and mysterious romantic intrigues played out against a backdrop of ruined medieval castles and rugged Scottish coastlines. Each of the characters can be defined...

The attempt of Osbert, the Earl of Dunbayne, to bring justice to the killer of his father fails terribly. During his attack on the castle of Athlin, he's seized and imprisoned by his enemy. Worse, Osbert's sister, the lovely and innocent Mary, becomes a...

Ann Radcliffe was an early pioneer of the Gothic novel, and 'The Haunted Chamber' is one of her best-known tales. A chilling and subtle ghost story, it is an excellent example of Radcliffe's genre-defining style. Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating...

First published in 1797, The Italian, with its archetypal villain Schedoni, its intense romance and its sublime depiction of landscape, is the masterpiece of Gothic fiction. Enlisted by the Marchesa di Vivaldi, the perfidious monk Schedoni casts a malevolent presence throughout the book as...

Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, this Gothic romance from British novelist Ann Radcliffe is sure to please fans of the genre. Protagonists Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena di Rosalba fall in love at first sight and attempt to escape the siege of...

In The Italian (1797), Ann Radcliffe pits a scheming noblewoman and a ruthless monk against young lovers trying to bridge seemingly insurmountable class differences. The scenes of sublime nature, mysterious groans, corrupt ecclesiastics, isolated fortifications, and Inquisitorial torture reveal eighteenth-century Gothic fiction at its...

The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) is the archetypal Gothic novel. A young woman, Emily St. Aubert, suffers the death of her father, followed by worsening physical and psychological death, mirrored in a landscape of crumbling castles and emotive Alps.Author: Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN-10: 1719544964ISBN-13: 9781719544962Publisher:...

Originally published in 1794, The Mysteries of Udolpho is Radcliffe's most popular novel and is considered the archetypal Gothic novel. It is about Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father and supernatural terrors in a gloomy...

When young Emily goes on a long journey with her father to study and appreciate the machinations of nature, they come home to find her father dying. After his death, Emily is almost forced into a marriage by her forced consort Count Morano when...

An excerpt of a review from The Monthly Review published in 1794]: IF the merit of fictitious narratives may be estimated by their power of pleasing, Mrs. Radcliffe's romances will be entitled to rank highly in the scale of literary excellence. The works of...

The Mysteries of Udolpho By Ann Ward RadcliffeAuthor: Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN-10: 1548888656ISBN-13: 9781548888657Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2017Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.51d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The Mysteries of Udolpho is a quintessential Gothic romance, replete with incidents of physical and psychological terror; remote, crumbling castles; seemingly supernatural events; a brooding, scheming villain; and a persecuted heroine. Modern editors point out that only about one-third of the novel is set...

Original text, unabridged, carefully revised, and supplemented by numerous contemporary illustrations from early editions. "Confined in the gloomy castle of Udolpho, young orphan Emily St. Aubert has to fight against the devious plans of her guardian Montoni, uncanny haunting spirits and her own melancholy...

The Mysteries of Udolpho follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who, among other misadventures, suffers the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle and the machinations of an Italian brigand. One of the first Gothic Novels, The Mysteries of Udolpho,...

The Mysteries of Udolpho was published in four volumes on 8 May 1794 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers, among other misadventures, the...

In these two classic gothic novels, the reader is transported to a world of dark castles, secret passages, and uncanny occurrences. With vivid prose and spine-tingling suspense, these novels are essential reading for fans of the gothic genre.This work has been selected by scholars...

Title: The Poetical Works of Ann Radcliffe, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books,...

Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, this Gothic romance from British novelist Ann Radcliffe is sure to please fans of the genre. Protagonists Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena di Rosalba fall in love at first sight and attempt to escape the siege of...

Original text of the first edition, unabridged and carefully revised, and supplemented by numerous contemporary illustrations from early editions. "Adeline, a young orphan, by mysterious ways comes into the care of Pierre de la Mottes, an impoverished nobleman who is fleeing the long arm...

The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this...

This gothic novel was Radcliffe's first major popular success. It combines mystery and suspense with an examination of the tension between hedonism and morality.Author: Ann Ward RadcliffeISBN-10: 1451550618ISBN-13: 9781451550610Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2010Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.49d

Beautiful young Emily D'Orville lives a peaceful existence in the French countryside with her loving parents. But when tragedy strikes and leaves her an orphan, Emily is separated from her true love Angereau and imprisoned in the Castle of Gorgono, her sinister uncle's fortress...