Two Gothic Classics by Women The Italian by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
These two examples of Gothic literature, The Italian, by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, are each acknowledged classics in their own right, but as presented here they offer a rare insight into women's literature--and lives--in the 19th century.
FictionAnthologies (multiple authors)Literary
RELEASED1995
PUBLISHERSignet Classic
LENGTH688
LANGUAGEEN
Ann Radcliffe (born Ann Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day and almost universally admired; contemporary critics called her the mighty enchantress and the Shakespeare of romance-writers, and her popularity continued through the 19th century. Interest has revived in the early 21st century, with the publication of paperback reprints and three biographies. **Source**: [Ann Radcliffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Radcliffe) on Wikipedia.
Two Gothic Classics by Women The Italian by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
by Jane. Austen, Ann Radcliffe
These two examples of Gothic literature, The Italian, by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, are each acknowledged classics in their own right, but as presented here they offer a rare insight into women's literature--and lives--in the 19th century.
FictionAnthologies (multiple authors)Literary
RELEASED1995
PUBLISHERSignet Classic
LENGTH688
LANGUAGEEN
Ann Radcliffe (born Ann Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day and almost universally admired; contemporary critics called her the mighty enchantress and the Shakespeare of romance-writers, and her popularity continued through the 19th century. Interest has revived in the early 21st century, with the publication of paperback reprints and three biographies. **Source**: [Ann Radcliffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Radcliffe) on Wikipedia.
