Ann Radcliffe

Ann Radcliffe was a British novelist and writer (1764–1823). She was born at Holborn and died at London.

Also recorded as Ann Ward Radcliffe; Anne Radcliffe; Ann Ward, Mrs. Radcliffe; Ann Radcliffe, née Ward; Ann Ward; Anne Ward.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Ann Ward.

Born at Holborn in 1764, died at London in 1823.

Identity and origins

Ann Radcliffe was recorded at birth as Ann Ward. The authorities additionally record the headings Ann Ward Radcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Ann Ward, Mrs. Radcliffe, Ann Radcliffe, née Ward and Ann Ward. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of William Ward and Ann Oates. She married William Radcliffe.

Catalogued works

45 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1790 to 1995. The first 12 are listed here.

A Sicilian Romance, dated 1790. The Mysteries of Udolpho, dated 1794. The Italian, dated 1797. The Romance of the Forest. Gaston de Blondeville. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne. L’Italien. A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794. The Italian; or, the confessional of the black penitents. A romance. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne. A highland story. Il romanzo della foresta. The Veiled Picture; or, The Mysteries of Gorgono.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Ann Radcliffe and politics, Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic, 2014. Ann Radcliffe, precursors and portraits, Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic, 2014. Ann Radcliffe and Romantic print culture, Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic, 2014. Ann Radcliffe and Romantic-era fiction, Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic, 2014. Radcliffe Incorporated: Ann Radcliffe, Mary Ann Radcliffe and the Minerva Author, Romantic Textualities: Literature and Print Culture, 1780–1840, 2020.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity and Gothic novel. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are gothic and Gothic novel.

Chronology

  1. 1764Ann Radcliffe born at Holborn.
  2. 1790A Sicilian Romance.
  3. 1794The Mysteries of Udolpho.
  4. 1797The Italian.
  5. 1823Ann Radcliffe died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Ann Radcliffe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source
  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q231944: Ann Radcliffe

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Books

11,524 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

Read the complete books index

Within VALÉORINE