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    A Sicilian Romance
    A Sicilian Romance
    A Sicilian Romance
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    A Sicilian Romance

    Written by Ann Radcliffe

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    A Sicilian Romance is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790. The plot concerns the turbulent history of the fallen aristocrats of the house of Mazzini, on the northern shore of Sicily, as related by a tourist who becomes intrigued by the stories of a monk he meets in the ruins of their doomed castle.

    The introduction to the 'Worlds Classics' edition notes that in this novel "Ann 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 novel, and the idol of the Romantics". The novel explores the "cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy" (Summary from Wikipedia)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    Ann Radcliffe

    Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823) was a pioneering English novelist and one of the leading figures of the gothic fiction genre. Born in London, Radcliffe gained immense popularity during the late eighteenth century with 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' (1794) and 'The Italian' (1797), which captivated readers with their evocative descriptions and elements of mystery and horror.

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