Ann Radcliffe
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007
[orig. Ann Ward] (born July 9, 1764, London, Eng.—died Feb. 7, 1823, London) English gothic novelist. Brought up in a well-to-do family, in 1787 she married a journalist who encouraged her literary pursuits. Her first two novels were published anonymously. She achieved fame with her third novel, The Romance of the Forest (1791). With her fourth, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), she became the most popular novelist in England. The Italian (1797), which displays rare psychological insight, reveals her full powers. In her tales, scenes of terror and suspense are infused with an aura of romantic sensibility. gothic novel.
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Literary Notes: No mad genius but a Radical Dissenter
The Independent - London; 4/16/1999; Rictor Norton; 617 words
; ANN RADCLIFFE, author of the Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, was one of the most famous women of her time - and the least known. She kept no diaries, other than some travel journals, and her contemporaries left virtually no reminiscences of her. Her life resembles a manuscript discovered in
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Heroes to swoon over; Mistress of Udolpho: The Life of Ann Radcliffe. By Rictor Norton (Leicester University Press, pounds 17.99). Reviewed by Christine Barker.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England); 4/3/1999; Barker, Christine; 681 words
; As the 18th century melded gently into the 19th in an England on the verge of an industrial revolution and both a political and religious explosion, young ladies of the town had a new subject for gossip. With their reading skills honed by an army of governesses, they had discovered the novel. But
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Studies in the Novel; 3/22/1997; Evenson, Brian; 787 words
; MILES, ROBERT. Ann Radcliffe: The Great Enchantress (New York: Manchester University Press, 1995). vi + 201 pp. $49.95 cloth; $19.95 paper. The resurgence of interest in gothic novels and romances over the last ten years has created a body of criticism that tends to be a great deal more provocative
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BOOKS: Building a Library Gothic by Louise Welsh
The Independent on Sunday; 6/25/2006; 431 words
; The ideal gothic library is located at the top of a high, crumbling tower. It houses novels that were huge hits with readers - though not always with critics. Horace Walpole was so concerned about the reception of The Castle of Otranto (1764) that he initially kept his authorship a secret. Perhaps
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Deconstructing the patriarchal palace: Ann Radcliffe's poetry in 'The Mysteries of Udolpho.'
Women and Language; 9/22/1996; Arnold, Ellen; 787 words
; When Ann Radcliffe is read, she is usually classified as a Gothic novelist. Her novels are famous for their intricate plots that imprison a sensitive heroine in a dark, mysterious castle guarded by a nasty villain. But Ann Radcliffe as a poet? Most modern readers skip over the 19 poems nested
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