Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823) was an English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel. Her style is Romantic in its vivid descriptions of landscapes and long travel scenes, yet the Gothic element is obvious through her use of the supernatural. It was her technique, "the explained supernatural" as the final revelation of inexplicable phenomena, which helped the Gothic novel achieve respectability in the 1790s. The Mysteries of Udolpho is a quintessential Gothic romance, replete with incidents of physical and psychological terror; remote, crumbling castles; seemingly supernatural events; a brooding, scheming villain; and a persecuted heroine.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	September 29, 2016
ISBN13	9781539142898
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	378
Dimensions	178 × 254 × 20 mm · 653 g
Language	English

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