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The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics)
Ann Radcliffe
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Description for The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. This novel introduces Schedoni, the villainous scheming monk, and tells of the romance between a young Neapolitan nobleman and his lover, a match opposed by his mother, who enlists the help of Schedoni to stop the affair. Editor(s): Miles, Robert. Num Pages: 544 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no qualms about the task, whether it entails abduction, torture - or even murder. The Italian secured Ann Radcliffe's position as the leading writer of Gothic romance of the age, for its atmosphere of supernatural and nightmarish horrors, ... Read more
From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no qualms about the task, whether it entails abduction, torture - or even murder. The Italian secured Ann Radcliffe's position as the leading writer of Gothic romance of the age, for its atmosphere of supernatural and nightmarish horrors, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140437546
SKU
V9780140437546
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Ref
99-97
About Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was the leading exponent of Gothic fiction and, during her lifetime, she published five novels including A Sicilian Romance (1790) and The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) as well as a collection of European travel writings. Her novels were immensely popular and much imitated. Robert Miles teaches English at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the author ... Read more
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