About this title: The Romance of the Forest (1791) heralded an enormous surge in the popularity of Gothic novels, in a decade that included Ann Radcliffe's later works, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian. Set in Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms. Adeline finds ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date Published: 2008-05-30
ISBN-13:9781434471567ISBN:143447156X
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Description: Very Good. Trade paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Full-length crease on front cover. In sealed plastic protection. 1986. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780192817129ISBN:0192817124
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780192817129ISBN:0192817124
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009-05-15
ISBN-13:9780199539222ISBN:0199539227
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780199539222ISBN:0199539227
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 432 pages. A novel of mystery and suspense in the gothic style, the romance of the forest was considered by contemporary critics to be her finest novel. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781434471567ISBN:143447156X
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"I read this book for my Gothic Literature class, and enjoyed it much more than I expected to, given its somewhat dry language and length. There was something rather hilarious and indeed enjoyable about the melodramatic aspects of the heroine's plight that kept this assignment from feeling like a chore. I myself wanted the answers to the mysteries of Adeline's parents, and of the unidentified victim whose remains are found in the Abbey. So the novel achieved its goal of drawing in the reader, at least in my case. It is an excellent example of the female gothic, with its emphasis on the explained supernatural and the intelligent and virtuous heroine who is beset and victimized by men.
I may explore Radcliffe's other works."
"Currently reading this for my Female Gothic literature class (I should have finished it over a week ago, but I'll get to the end eventually) and like it a lot more than I had expected. Definitely plan on reading more of Anne Radcliffe's works (as soon as I have a spare moment to catch my breath....)"
"This is the book that Miss Smith recommends to the romantically interested farmer in Emma. It will be of some interest to JA fans, of little interest to anyone else"
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