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Ann Radcliffe

Ann Radcliffe (born Ann Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day and almost universally admired; contemporary critics called her the mighty enchantress and the Shakespeare of romance-writers, and her popularity continued through the 19th century. Interest has revived in the early 21st century, with the publication of paperback reprints and three biographies.

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English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

Born 9 Jul 1764
Died 7 Feb 1823

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  • Cover of: The Mysteries of Udolpho

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  • Cover of: The romance of the forest

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    First published in 1968 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: A Sicilian romance

    First published in 1790 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Romance of the Forest: interspersed with some pieces of poetry

    First published in 2008 — 17 editions
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    First published in 2011 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. a Romance. by Ann Radcliffe, ... in Three Volumes

    First published in 2010 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Gaston de Blondeville: a romance. St. Alban's Abbey : a metrical tale with some poetical pieces

    First published in 1826 — 10 editions
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    First published in 2018 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The castles of Athlin and Dunbayne

    First published in 1789 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The Italian, or, The confessional of the Black Penitents: a romance

    First published in 1796 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1795 — 7 editions
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    First published in 2006 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mysteries of Udolpho, Vol. 1 of 2

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English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

Born 9 Jul 1764
Died 7 Feb 1823

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, gothic, Italy, fiction, History, Fiction, horror, Inquisition, Monks, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Kidnapping, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Sicily (italy), fiction, Young women, fiction, Castles, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, romance, general, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Guardian and ward, Inheritance and succession, Orphans, Scotland, fiction, Young women, Clans, Courts and courtiers

Places

Great Britain, Europe, Italy, Highlands (Scotland), Lake District (England), Naples (Italy), Scotland, Sicily (Italy), Germany, Jefferson, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Netherlands, New England, Northern England, Salem Village, Scicily, Yoknapatawpha County

People

Ann Ward Radcliffe (1764-1823), Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), Colonel Sartoris, Devil, Emily Grierson, Ethelred, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Homer Barron, Madeline Usher, Mr. Grierson, Roderick Usher, Tobe

Time

Henry III, 1216-1272, 1057-1603, 18th century, Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485, 1600s, 19th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • Ann (Ward) Radcliffe
  • Mary Ann Radcliffe
  • Ann Ward Radcliffe
  • A. N. N. ANN RADCLIFFE
  • Anne Radcliffe
  • Ann Ann Radcliffe
  • Ann Ward 1764-1823 Radcliffe
  • A Radcliffe
  • ANN RADCLIFFE

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