Ann Radcliffe
✶July 9, 1764
†February 7, 1823
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✶July 9, 1764
†February 7, 1823
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Ann Radcliffe was an English novelist and poet who pioneered the Gothic novel. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, was published in 1794. She is also remembered for her third novel, The Romance of the Forest (1791) and her fifth novel, The Italian (1797). Her novels combine suspenseful narratives, exotic historical settings, and apparently-supernatural events.
English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764–1823)
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