Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 758 Radcliffe, Ann Ward 1764 1823 Radcliffe, Mrs. Ratcliffe, Mrs. Rattcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Anne A Sicilian Romance Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jean Lefever. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Sicilian Romance" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a Gothic novel written in the late 18th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a decaying Sicilian castle and revolves around themes of familial intrigue, hidden secrets, and the complex emotions of its characters. Central to the narrative are the beautiful sisters Emilia and Julia, whose lives are influenced by their father's oppressive nature and the looming presence of their stepmother, the voluptuous and manipulative Maria de Vellorno. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the castle of Mazzini, a place filled with memories of past grandeur that now stands in solitude and decay. The atmosphere is charged with mystery as a friar shares tales of the castle's dark history, capturing the narrator's attention. The story shifts focus to the marquis of Mazzini and his two daughters following the death of their mother. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into the sisters' education and the influences of those around them, including the enigmatic figures linked to the mysterious southern division of the castle. Eerily, strange sounds and ghostly lights hint at deeper secrets lodged in the castle's history, setting the stage for unfolding intrigue and emotional entanglements in a world rife with both beauty and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction Gothic fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 440233 440234 2024-10-03T13:09:44.846689 2023-10-04T03:57:34.459185 text/html text/html 439515 2014-04-12T11:25:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155165 2014-04-14T20:44:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 234076 2024-10-03T13:09:52.707707 application/epub+zip 240474 2024-10-03T13:09:48.102647 application/epub+zip 227200 2024-10-03T13:09:46.793642 application/epub+zip 432434 2024-10-03T13:09:56.374595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418942 2024-10-03T13:09:51.879637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394875 2022-09-04T05:43:31.500821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426185 426150 2024-10-03T13:09:44.188696 2023-10-04T03:57:34.046168 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 426013 2014-04-12T11:25:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152935 2014-04-14T20:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19999 2024-10-03T13:09:56.498600 application/rdf+xml 14780 2024-10-03T13:09:47.350644 image/jpeg 3838 2024-10-03T13:09:47.070639 image/jpeg 233884 2024-10-03T13:09:44.885652 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia