The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics)
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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.
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He approached, and perceived the Gothic remains of an abbey: it stood on a kind of rude lawn, overshadowed by high and spreading trees, which seemed coeval with the building, and diffused a romantic gloom around. The greater part of the pile appeared to be sinking into ruins, and that, which had withstood the ravages of time, shewed the remaining features of the fabric more awful in decay. The lofty battlements, thickly enwreathed with ivy, were half demolished, and become the residence of birds of prey. Huge fragments of the eastern tower, which was almost demolished, lay scattered amid the high grass, that waved slowly to the breeze.
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The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics)
The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics),Ann Radcliffe,Chloe Chard,Oxford University Press, USA,0192837133,Classics,Fantasy - Dark/Horror,Fiction,Fiction - Fantasy,Gothic fiction,Literature: Classics,Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823,16th to 18th century fiction,19th century fiction,English,Fiction / Classics,Literature/English | British Literature | 18th C
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