A Sicilian Romance by Ann Ward Radcliffe (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Sicilian Romance by Ann Ward Radcliffe Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- The plot concerns the fallen nobility of the house of Mazzini, on the northern shore of Sicily, as related by a tourist who learns of their turbulent history from a monk he meets at the ruins of their once-magnificent castle. The Mazzini sisters, Emilia and Julia are beautiful young ladies with many talents. Julia quickly falls in love with the young and handsome Italian count Hippolitus de Vereza, but to her dismay her father decides that she should marry Duke de Luovo instead. After much thought Julia attempts to elope with Hippolitus on the night before her wedding. However, their escape had been anticipated, and the Marquis, Julias father, ambushes and seemingly kills Hippolitus whose body is carried away by his servants. The Marquis tells Julia that she must marry the duke and after much difficulty she escapes again alone. The Marquis and the Duke spend much of the novel trying to catch Julia and force her to marry the duke. Julia has to flee from her various hiding places as she narrowly avoids capture and eventually ends up, by a secret tunnel, in the abandoned and seemingly haunted southern apartments of the Mazzini castle only to find that her mother, thought to be dead, had been imprisoned there for years by the Marquis, who had grown to despise her. The Marquiss new wife, Maria de Vellorno, commits murder-suicide after the Marquis discovers and accuses her of infidelity, poisoning the Marquis and stabbing herself. Before he dies the Marquis confesses to Ferdinand, his son, that his mother has been imprisoned, and hands him the keys. However, his mother and Julia had already been freed by Hippolitus, who had recovered from his wounds. Ferdinand then finds them at a lighthouse on the coast, waiting to leave for Italy, and they are all joyfully reunited. Scroll Up and Get Your Copy! Characters: Ferdinand Mazzini - MarquisLouisa Bernini - Ferdinands first wife, mother of his three childrenMaria de Vellorno - Ferdinands second wifeEmilia - older daughterJulia - younger daughterFerdinand - sonMadame de Menon - governess of Mazzini girls, childhood friend of Louisa BerniniVincent - servantCount Hippolitus de VerezaDuke de LuovoRobert - servantRiccardo - de Luovos son, leader of bandittiPeter - servantCaterina - Julias servant whose parents help hide herCornelia - nun at St. Augustins, Hippolituss sister FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ann Radcliffe (9 July 1764 - 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel. Her style is Romantic in its vivid descriptions of landscapes and long travel scenes, yet the Gothic element is obvious through her use of the supernatural. It was her technique "the explained supernatural," the final revelation of inexplicable phenomena, that helped the Gothic novel achieve respectability in the 1790s. Very little is known of Ann Radcliffes life. In 1823, the year of her death, the Edinburgh Review, said: "She never appeared in public, nor mingled in private society, but kept herself apart, like the sweet bird that sings its solitary notes, shrouded and unseen." Radcliffe was born as Ann Ward in Holborn, London, on 9 July 1764. Her father was William Ward, a haberdasher, who later moved to Bath to manage a china shop. Her mother was Ann Oates. In 1787, she married the Oxford graduate and journalist William Radcliffe, part-owner and editor of the English Chronicle. He often came home late, and to occupy her time she began to write, and read her work to him when he returned home. Radcliffes fiction is characterised by seemingly supernatural events that are then provided rational explanations. Throughout her work, traditional moral values are asserted, the rights of women are advocated, and reason prevails. Radcliffe is considered one of the founders of Gothic literature. While there were others that preceded her, Radcliffe was the one that legitimised the genre. Sir Walter Scott called her the "founder of a class or school," Radcliffe influenced many later authors, including the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), and Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), and of the many lesser imitators of the "Radcliffe School," such as Harriet Lee and Catherine Cuthbertson. Details ISBN1545095930 Series Golden Classics Language English Year 2017 ISBN-10 1545095930 ISBN-13 9781545095935 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-04-01 Edited by Oceo, Success Pages 154 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Author Ann Ward Radcliffe DEWEY 823.6 Series Number 76 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129030829;

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