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Author photo. Anne Ward Radcliffe. Wikimedia Commons.

Anne Ward Radcliffe. Wikimedia Commons.

Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823)

Author of The Mysteries of Udolpho

Includes the names: Redklif Anna, Ann Radcliff, Ann Radcliffe, Mrs Radcliffe, Ann Radcliffe, Ann Radcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Ann Ward Radclife, Анна Радклиф ... (see complete list), Mrs. Ann Ward Radcliffe, . Italian Ann Ward Radcliffe, trans. N. Fourrier Ann Radcliffe, trans. Lidia Conetti Ann Radcliffe, trans.Victorian de Chastenay Ann Radcliffe

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Works by Ann Radcliffe
The Mysteries of Udolpho 2,428 copies, 53 reviews
The Italian 1,037 copies, 12 reviews
The Romance of the Forest 514 copies, 10 reviews
A Sicilian Romance 404 copies, 10 reviews
Graphic Classics: Gothic Classics (Source Author) 60 copies, 7 reviews
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Canonical name
Legal name
Radcliffe, Ann Ward
Other names
Mrs. Radcliffe
Date of birth
1764-07-09
Date of death
1823-02-07
Burial location
St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, England, UK
Gender
female
Nationality
England
UK
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Holborn, London, England, UK
Place of death
England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Education
Occupations
novelist
poet
Relationships
Ward, William (father)
Radcliffe, William (husband)
Lee, Sophia (friend)
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Short biography
Mrs. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day! She was born Ann Ward and in 1787 married journalist William Radcliffe. She created six spooky novels with a blend of the supernatural, morals, romantic descriptions of landscape, and drama that British readers just could not get enough of. Although she was not the first to write Gothic fiction, she's considered a pioneer of the genre and a major influence on many other writers. (See for example, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.)
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