Author: Ann Radcliffe
Alternate names: Ann (Ward) Radcliffe; Mary Ann Radcliffe; Ann Ward Radcliffe; A. N. N. ANN RADCLIFFE; Anne Radcliffe; Ann Ann Radcliffe; Ann Ward 1764-1823 Radcliffe; A Radcliffe; ANN RADCLIFFE; Ann Radclliffe
Born: 9 Jul 1764
Died: 7 Feb 1823
Bio: Ann Radcliffe (born Ann Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day and almost universally admired; contemporary critics called her the mighty enchantress and the Shakespeare of romance-writers, and her popularity continued through the 19th century. Interest has revived in the early 21st century, with the publication of paperback reprints and three biographies.


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