A Sicilian Romance (Penguin Classic Romance Thillers) - Softcover

Radcliffe, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141191945 ISBN 13: 9780141191942

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2010

Synopsis

A desolate castle hides a family's shameful secrets ...

On the rocky northern shores of Sicily stands a lonely castle, the home of the aristocratic Mazzini family. The marquis of Mazzini has remarried and gone away to live with his new wife, abandoning his two daughters - sweet-natured Emilia and lively, imaginative Julia - to wander the labyrinthine corridors alone. His only involvement with their lives is to arrange a marriage between Julia and the cruel Duke de Luovo, even though she loves another.

But that is not the end of Julia's troubles. Strange lights and unearthly groaning noises are coming from parts of the castle that have been locked up for years. Is it occupied by some terrible supernatural power? Or do even darker secrets lie within its depths?

About this title

Review:

'Her own survey of the criticism is lucid and wide-ranging.'Times Literary Supplement

About the Author:

Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was the leading exponent of Gothic fiction. During her lifetime she published five novels including A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1797), as well as a collection of European travel writings. Her novels were immensely popular and much imitated.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0141191945
• ISBN 13: 9780141191942
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 256