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Author photo. Anne Ward Radcliffe. Wikimedia Commons.

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Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823)

Author of The Mysteries of Udolpho

Includes the names: Ann Radcliff, Redklif Anna, Ann Radcliffe, Ann Radcliffe, Ann Radcliffe, Mrs Radcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Ann Ward Radclife, Анна Радклиф ... (see complete list), Mrs. Ann Ward Radcliffe, 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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Ann Radcliffe was born Ann Ward in England on July 9, 1764. She was the only child of William Ward and Anne Oates Ward. In 1788 she married William Radcliffe. They had no children. Ann published The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne in 1789. Other works include A Sicilian Romance, The Romance of the Forest, The Mysteries of Udolpho, and The Italian. She found much success with The Romance of the Forest and it established her as a Gothic novelist. Her later novels influenced other authors including Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, and Mary Wollstonecraft. She died on February 7, 1823 from respiratory problems. (Bowker Author Biography)
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The Mysteries of Udolpho 2,717 copies, 59 reviews
The Italian 1,144 copies, 13 reviews
The Romance of the Forest 587 copies, 13 reviews
A Sicilian Romance 472 copies, 11 reviews
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne 121 copies, 3 reviews
Graphic Classics: Gothic Classics (Source Author) 61 copies, 7 reviews
Gaston de Blondeville 41 copies
Two Gothic Classics by Women: The Italian; Northanger Abbey (Signet… 36 copies, 1 review
The Mysteries of Udolpho, A Romance: Interspersed with Some Pieces of… 31 copies
The Mysteries of Udolpho, A Romance: Interspersed with Some Pieces of… 27 copies
Delphi Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe (Illustrated) 23 copies
The Complete Northanger Horrid Novel Collection (9 Books of Gothic Romance… 21 copies
The Complete Novels of Mrs Ann Radcliffe: Gaston De Blondeville; The… 16 copies
The Veiled Picture; or, The Mysteries of Gorgono (Gothic Classics) 15 copies, 1 review
A journey made in the summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western… 12 copies, 1 review
Les Evadés des ténèbres : Les Mystères du… 10 copies
Bibliotheca Dracula. 9 Romane in 3 Bänden: Frankenstein - Dracula -… 5 copies
The Gothic Terror MEGAPACK TM: 17 Classic Tales 5 copies
The Complete Works of Ann Radcliffe: The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, A… 5 copies
Mysteries of Udolpho, condensed 4 copies
The Mysteries of Udolpho and Other Gothic Novels 4 copies
The mysteries of Udolpho : a romance; interspersed with some pieces of… 4 copies
Mrs. Radcliffe's novels. The Italian, The romance of the forest, The… 3 copies
St. Alban's Abbey: With Some Poetical Pieces 2 copies
Gaston de Blondeville [Annotated] (Valancourt Classics) 2 copies
The Mysteries of Udolpho Special Annotated Edition 2 copies
Ital yanets ili Ispovedal nya kayushchikhsya oblachennykh v chernoe 2 copies
The novels of Mrs. Ann Radcliffe 2 copies
The Haunted Chamber (Fantasy and Horror Classics) 2 copies
Ann Radcliffe: The Complete Novels (The Greatest Writers of All Time) 1 copy
Anglický gotický román 1 copy
The Mysteries of Udolpho Volume 1 1 copy
The Mysteries of Udolpho A Romance, Volume III [EasyRead Large Edition] 1 copy
The Female Advocate, Or An Attempt To Recover The Rights Of Women From… 1 copy
The Mysteries of Udolpho A Romance, Volume II [EasyRead Large Edition] 1 copy
Talijan ili ispovjedaonica crnih pokajnika 1 copy
The castle of Otranto; and The Mysteries of Udolphe 1 copy
Gaston De Blondeville Volume I 1 copy
Poems (Dodo Press) 1 copy
Gaston De Blondeville Volume IV 1 copy
Udolphos mysterier : en romantisk berättelse, interfolierad med några… 1 copy
British Novelists: Vol. V 1 copy
Gaston De Blondeville Volume III 1 copy
[Works] 1 copy
British Novelists: Vol. VI 1 copy
O italiano - 2ºVol 1 copy
Gaston De Blondeville Volume II 1 copy
EDWY: A Poem, in Three Parts 1 copy
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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
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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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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