Today is the birthday of Ann (Ward) Radcliffe, author of various Gothic romances, one of the authors cited and parodied in Austen’s Northanger Abbey - most known for The Mysteries of Udolpho [1794] and The Romance of the Forest [1791], where “terrified heroines hold on to their religion and reason; natural laws are never infringed; human [...]
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Ann Radcliffe ~ July 9, 1764
Posted in Authors, Literary calendar, Women Writers, tagged 18th Century Literature, Ann Radcliffe, Gothic Novel, Mysteries of Udolpho, Romance of the Forest, Women Writers on July 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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