A Sicilian Romance

On the northern coast of Sicily, a young tourist wanders through the ruins of an ancient castle. There, he listens to a monk as he shares the story of the once-noble Mazzini family. Unwilling to let his daughters marry for love, the Marquis Mazzini carried out an act of unspeakable cruelty. A Sicilian Romance is a novel by Ann Radcliffe.

About the author

Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was an English novelist. Born in London, she moved with her family to Bath in 1772 and was known as a shy girl in her youth. In 1787, she married Oxford graduate William Radcliffe, who owned and edited the English Chronicle. While he worked late to supervise the publication of the evening paper, Ann remained at home working on stories for her own entertainment. Eventually, with William’s encouragement, she began publishing her novels and soon became one of the bestselling writers of her time. Recognized as a pioneering author of Gothic fiction, Radcliffe first found acclaim with The Romance of the Forest (1791) and published her magnum opus, The Mysteries of Udolpho, just three years later. By the end of the eighteenth century, Radcliffe found herself at odds with the growing popularity of Gothic fiction and withdrew from public life almost entirely. While several biographers, including Christina Rossetti and Walter Scott, have attempted to piece together the story of her life, a lack of written correspondence and her overall pension for privacy have made her a figure whose mystery mirrors that of her novels.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Radcliffe
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.2021
• EAN: 9781513216355
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-1635-5
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 190 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales; Mint Editions (Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Gothic, Classic fiction: general and literary