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This novel, although not as well-known as Radcliffe's later works, is thought to represent her work at its best. More than just a work of suspense and mystery, it is a work of ideas--a discussion of the contrasts between hedonistic doctrines and a system of education and values... Read Full Overview

Original text of the first edition, unabridged and carefully revised, and supplemented by numerous contemporary illustrations from early editions. "Adeline, a young orphan, by mysterious ways comes into the care of Pierre de la Mottes, an impoverished nobleman who is fleeing... Read Full Overview

The Romance of the Forest (1791) is a novel by Ann Radcliffe. Her third novel was immensely popular upon publication, going though several editions in the span of three years. Considered an essential work of Gothic fiction, The Romance of the Forest made her... Read Full Overview

A timeless gothic romance of mystery, danger, and suspense. This horror classic examines the tensions between hedonism and honour through Ann Radcliffe's masterfully atmospheric prose.

First published in 1791, this captivating novel is set against the... Read Full Overview

Ann Radcliffe s "Romance of the Forest, " first published in 1791, is the epitome of the Gothic novel: a beautiful, orphaned heiress, a dashing hero, a dissolute, aristocratic villain, and a ruined abbey deep in a great forest are combined by the author in a tale of suspense... Read Full Overview

Adeline, the protagonist of Ann Radcliffe's The Romance of the Forest, became a model for later Gothic heroines. Passionate, imaginative, and sensitive, in the course of the novel she travels rapidly through the forests and Gothic ruins of France, pursued by the villain de Montfort... Read Full Overview

Band 3 der ersten deutschsprachigen Ann-Radcliffe-Gesamtausgabe, herausgegeben von Maria Weber. Die junge Waise Adeline gelangt auf mysteri?sen Wegen in die Obhut Pierre de la Mottes, eines verarmten Adligen, der sich mit seiner Familie auf der Flucht vor dem langen Arm des Gesetzes... Read Full Overview

Adeline oder die Abentheuer im Walde ist ein unver nderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1797. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen, Kochen und Ern hrung,... Read Full Overview

The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe This novel, although not as well-known as Radcliffe's later works, is thought to represent her work at its best. More than just a work of suspense and mystery, it is a work of ideas--a discussion of the contrasts between hedonistic doctrines... Read Full Overview

Adeline - Die Abenteuer im Walde ist ein unver nderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1797. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen, Kochen und Ern hrung, Medizin... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. 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,
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The Romance of the Forest is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that was first published in 1791. It combines an air of mystery and suspense with an examination of the tension between hedonism and morality. The novel was her first major, popular success, going through four editions... Read Full Overview