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. Rich in allusions to aesthetic theory and to travel literature, The Romance of the Forest is also concerned with current philosophical debate and examines systems of thought central to the intellectual life of late eighteenth-century Europe. The Romance of the Forest Ann Radcliffe 3.48 2,515 ratings260 reviews This novel, although not as well-known as Radcliffe's later works, is thought to represent her work at its best. Adeline finds herself at the mercy of the abbey’s proprietor, a libidinous Marquis whose attentions finally force her to contemplate escape to distant regions.
They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past – a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger – are discovered in concealed rooms. Set in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. Join us as we read the novel mentioned in Jane Austen’s Emma. RSVP: Leave a comment here if you’re coming, or RSVP via Facebook Set in Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed. WHEN: Sunday, March 29, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. The Romance of the Forest (1791) heralded an enormous surge in the popularity of Gothic novels, in a decade that included Ann Radcliffe’s later works, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian. BOOK: Ann Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest
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