{"product_id":"2940150333109","title":"Ann Radcliffe Complete Novels - The Mysteries of Udolpho A Sicilian Romance The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne The Romance of the Forest The Italian","description":"English author, and pioneer of the gothic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe published The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne in 1789. This set the tone for the majority of her work, which tended to involve innocent, but heroic young women who find themselves in gloomy, mysterious castles ruled by even more mysterious barons with dark pasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer works were extremely popular, especially with respectably sheltered young women who were starved for something a bit more exciting than needlepoint. Her works included The Sicilian Romance [1790], The Romance of the Forest [1791], The Mysteries of Udolpho [1794], and The Italian [1796].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success of The Romance of the Forest established Radcliffe as the leading exponent of the historical Gothic romance. Her later novels met with even greater attention, and produced many imitators, and famously, Jane Austen's burlesque of The Mysteries of Udolpho in Northanger Abbey, as well as influencing the works of Sir Walter Scott and Mary Wollstonecraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Sicilian Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Romance of the Forest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Italian","brand":"ANEBook Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180911247600,"sku":"2940150333109","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150333109_p0.jpg?v=1763742928","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150333109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}