Ann Radcliffe
Born: 07-08-1764
Ann Radcliffe was a pioneering English author born in 1764, renowned for her influential Gothic novels. Her work, characterized by mysterious settings and supernatural elements, helped define the genre. Notable novels include "The Mysteries of Udolpho" and "The Italian." Radcliffe's writing style, rich in atmospheric detail, inspired future authors like Edgar Allan Poe. Despite her significant impact, she remained a private figure, rarely appearing in public or granting interviews.
Book summaries for books written by Ann Radcliffe
Quotes
The heart of man is the place of the devil's habitation.
Misfortunes are, in some measure, the fruits of our own misconduct.
The heart may be broken, and the mind remain unshaken.
There are moments which the heart seizes, and is never able to recover.
Hope is the balm of life.
The heart, too, has its moments of conviction.
The human heart is a strange mixture of weakness and strength.
In silence we must be for a while, till passions shall have subsided.
The world is not what it seems; and to understand it, we must not trust to its appearances.
The mind, like the body, is strengthened by exercise.
The world is full of false mirrors, that reflect a delusive image of ourselves.
The mind has a certain infallibility in judging of its own motives.