Delphi Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe (Illustrated)
By Ann Radcliffe
- Release Date: 2013-03-27
- Genre: Classics
A pioneer of the Gothic novel, Ann Radcliffe’s atmospheric tales of forlorn landscapes, haunted ruins and spine-tingling adventures helped the Gothic genre to achieve respectability in the late eighteenth century. This comprehensive eBook presents Radcliffe’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Radcliffe’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 6 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Radcliffe’s masterpiece THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO is fully illustrated with the original serialisation artwork
* Includes Radcliffe’s rare poetry, including the epic ST. ALBAN’S ABBEY, appearing here for the first time in digital print
* Explore the author’s non fiction travel works and her intriguing pre-feminist text THE FEMALE ADVOCATE
* Includes the 1826 biography, with extracts from Radcliffe’s journal – discover the author’s adventurous life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE CASTLES OF ATHLIN AND DUNBAYNE: A HIGHLAND STORY
A SICILIAN ROMANCE
THE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST: INTERSPERSED WITH SOME PIECES OF POETRY
THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO
THE ITALIAN
GASTON DE BLONDEVILLE
The Poetry
ST. ALBAN’S ABBEY: WITH SOME POETICAL PIECES
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
The Non-Fiction
JOURNEY MADE IN THE SUMMER OF 1794
THE FEMALE ADVOCATE
The Biography
LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS. RADCLIFFE
