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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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Imprint in vol.2: "printed for Pat Wogan".Imprint in vol.3: "printed by Pat Wogan".

Dublin : printed by Thomas Burnside. For P. Wogan, 1800. 3v. ; 12° ... Read more

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Arguably the most popular novelist of her day and the mother of the female Gothic literary tradition, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) has received varying amounts of critical attention and is now being recognized for her important contribution to English literature. This volume recounts what little is known about her life and provides an extensive bibliographic overview of works by and about her. Included are annotated entries for editions and translations, reviews, critical studies of Radcliffe, and adaptations of her works. ... Read more

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Publisher: New Haven Yale University PressPublication date: 1920Subjects: Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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British Library

T062062

Imprint in vol.2: "printed for Pat Wogan".Imprint in vol.3: "printed by Pat Wogan".

Dublin : printed by Thomas Burnside. For P. Wogan, 1800. 3v. ; 12° ... Read more

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Rare book in great condition
This is a rare book and was in great condition upon arrival. There was no damage to it in the delivery process, and is a very helpful addition to my library of literary criticism. The dust jacket was in better condition than the description online, and it arrived within the time frame given. Thank you and please continue your essential service to the literary critic. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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British Library

T062062

Imprint in vol.2: "printed for Pat Wogan".Imprint in vol.3: "printed by Pat Wogan".

Dublin : printed by Thomas Burnside. For P. Wogan, 1800. 3v. ; 12° ... Read more

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In The Italian, the beautiful Ellena and her lover, Vivaldi, are tormented and chased by a mysterious cowled figure, while in Austen's Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland plots to expose her dashing host's mysterious past. ... Read more

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This is a very misleading description!
Although it is valid to group these two novels together, I feel thatsomeone should mention that Northanger Abbey is a parody of gothic novels,particularly those of Mrs. Radcliffe.Those expecting a horror story willbe disappointed. ... Read more

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Ann Radcliffe, nèe Ward (1764-1823) was an English author and a pioneer of the gothic novel. She married William Radcliffe, an editor for the English Chronicle, at Bath in 1788. The couple were childless. To amuse herself, she began to write fiction, which her husband encouraged. Her works were extremely popular among the upper class and the growing middle class, especially among young women. Her works included The Sicilian Romance (1790), The Romance of the Forest (1791), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents (1796). The success of The Romance of the Forest established Radcliffe as the leading exponent of the historical Gothic romance. Her later novels met with even greater attention, and produced many imitators, and famously, Jane Austen's burlesque of The Mysteries of Udolpho in Northanger Abbey, as well as influencing the works of Sir Walter Scott and Mary Wollstonecraft. ... Read more

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terrfic
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne was published in 1989, that fatidic year, and it marked the arrival of Ann Radcliffe upon the English literary stage. Here we find the orgy of gothic drama, such as family-inherited feuds, cases of mistaken identity, aborted fantasies and a mood of passionate abandon. However this specific short novel, (roughly more than 100 pages) differs in its setting from later writings of the queen of Goth. Here we are ensconced in the melancholy beauty of the Scottish Highlands. The castle itself manages to become the focal point of romantic sublimity. In this novella Radcliffe also disavows the use of marvelous supernatural effect, without however dismissing the mysterious flush that is pervasive in all her works.
It is a critical convention today to deem the explosion of popularity of gothic literature as a reaction to the French Revolution. The maligned aristocrats, the proud passions, persecuted maidens, moldering castles, the bleak irruption of terror, all seems to be related to the French Revolution. Hence the particular place of this short read, since it was published prior to the events that led to the Days of Terror in France, and the unease across Europe.
Ann Radcliffe influenced every aspect of 18th century literature, including the drama of romantic jostling of Jane Austen and the heroic rakish verse of Lord Byron. Perhaps it may well be staked that no one, save for Walter Scott, has played such a determining role in English lit and the evolution of the novel.
Scholars, gothic enthusiasts, those seeking an absorbing good story, should do well to grab a copy, since it is shorter than Udolpho but just as representative, influential and enchanting.
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To Which Is Prefixed A Memoir Of The Authoress, With Extracts From Her Private Journals. In Four Volumes. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more