Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest. Edited by Shelley King and John B. Pierce
Shelley King and John B. Pierce’s edition of The Romance of the Forest (1791) brings Ann Radcliffe’s (1764–1823) novel to new life. The editors’ introduction is paired with well selected source documents contemporaneous with the influential Gothic romance. My favourite example (not included by King and Pierce) for the Romantic-era writers’ admiration for Radcliffe’s aesthetics is John Keats’s lett
