The Mysteries of Udolpho

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Author:

Radcliffe, Ann

Series title:

Giant Thrifts Ser.

ISBN:

978-0-486-44033-0

Publication Date:

Nov 2004

Publisher:

Dover Publications, Incorporated

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $16.99

Book Description:

Trapped in a gloomy medieval fortress, an orphaned heroine battles the devious schemes of her guardians as well as her own pensive visions and melancholy fancies.

Book Details

Pages:	624
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	16.6 x 21 x 3 cm
Book Weight:	0.553 Kilograms

Author Biography

Radcliffe, Ann (Author)

Ann Radcliffe was born Ann Ward in England on July 9, 1764. She was the only child of William Ward and Anne Oates Ward. In 1788 she married William Radcliffe. They had no children.

Ann published The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne in 1789. Other works include A Sicilian Romance, The Romance of the Forest, The Mysteries of Udolpho, and The Italian. She found much success with The Romance of the Forest and it established her as a Gothic novelist. Her later novels influenced other authors including Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, and Mary Wollstonecraft.

She died on February 7, 1823 from respiratory problems.

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