A Sicilian Romance (World's Classics)

by Ann Radcliffe | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0192822128 Global Overview for this book
Registered by winglunaciawing of Fredrikstad, Østfold fylke Norway on 4/28/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by winglunaciawing from Fredrikstad, Østfold fylke Norway on Saturday, April 28, 2007
In A Sicilian Romance (1790) Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic nove, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and covents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy. Julia and Emilia Mazzini live secluded in an ancient mansion near the Straits of Messina. After their father's return to the island a neglected part of the house is haunted by a series of mysterious sights and sounds. The origin of these hauntings is only discovered after a series of breathless pursuits through dreamlike pastoral landscapes. When revelation finally comes, it forces the heroines to challenge the united forces of religious and patriarchal authority. This book is intended for general readers, especially those interested in Gothic fiction and women's writing, students of English literature, 18th-century literature, Romanticism, and women's studies at 6th form, undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Released 16 yrs ago (5/17/2007 UTC) at Natural History Museum OBCZ in South Kensington, Greater London United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 3 by wingBookworm-ladywing from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Friday, May 25, 2007
Found at the Natural History Museum, London (on the bookshelf).
Worth going up the stairs!
It will come back to Madrid with me.
Thanks for sharing!

Journal Entry 4 by wingBookworm-ladywing from Madrid, Madrid Spain on Saturday, February 2, 2008
Wow! What can I say?
If you like Gothic mysteries with castles, underground passages, secrets behind the walls, mysterious nuns and friars (living together in the same place!), this is just the book for you.
Now, seriously, it is very well written and fresh, after all these centuries. Worth a try!
I am sending it soon as a RABCK to a BCer in Italy who won a Birthday Sweepstakes Contest!
Thanks for sharing, Lunacia!

Journal Entry 5 by Gahan from Ziano Piacentino, Emilia Romagna Italy on Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I love Gothic novels, I am sure I will like this book. Thank you very much!

Journal Entry 6 by Gahan at -- via posta o passaggio a mano --, Emilia Romagna Italy on Saturday, January 16, 2021

Released 3 yrs ago (1/16/2021 UTC) at -- via posta o passaggio a mano --, Emilia Romagna Italy

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Classic English gothic fiction.

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