This set collects Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novels of the 1790s and the posthumous Gaston de Blondeville. Heroines in The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, A Sicilian Romance, The Romance of the Forest, The Mysteries of Udolpho, and The Italian face imprisonment, forced marriage, and apparently supernatural terrors in remote castles and mountain landscapes. A persecuting monk, a usurping noble, or a greedy guardian drives the plot; explanations later reduce ghosts to human tricks. Travel, night fears, and the sublime scenery of the Alps and Apennines fill the intervals. The volumes are novels of suspense and sensibility, not medieval chronicles.
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7 Subjects| No. | Volume Title | Page Count |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | The Castles of Athlin and Dunblane, a Highland Story | 100 pp |
| Vol. 2 | A Sicilian Romance | 167 pp |
| Vol. 3 | The Romance of the Forest | 336 pp |
| Vol. 4 | The Mysteries of Udolpho, a Romance | 712 pp |
| Vol. 5 | The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents | 434 pp |
| Vol. 6 | Gaston de Blondeville, or the Court of Henry the Third Keeping Festival in Arden | 242 pp |
Quarter bound in black cloth, dark purple-red paper boards with a repeat pattern in black. Dark purple-red endleaves. Dark red six-volume slipcase. Comprising The Castles of Athlin and Dunblane; A Sicilian Romance; The Romance of the Forest; The Mysteries of Udolpho; The Italian; Gaston de Blondeville. Marbled paper-covered six-volume slipcase.
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Printing | 1987 | — |