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The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback – May 15, 2009

by Ann Radcliffe (Author), Chloe Chard (Editor)
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This novel, although not as well-known as Radcliffe's later works, is thought to represent her work at its best. More than just a work of suspense and mystery, it is a work of ideas--a discussion of the contrasts between hedonistic doctrines and a system of education and values.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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  2. Language
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    May 15, 2009
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    13 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    7.6 x 0.9 x 5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0199539227
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0199539222
  9. Lexile measure
    1790L
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 15, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199539227
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199539222
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1790L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 0.9 x 5 inches
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Ann E. Steldt
5.0 out of 5 stars Romance in the forest a lovely British novel
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
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I adore old British literature- the words are rich and enveloping. I can read Jane Erye or any Bronte/Austen novels over and over again. But Radcliffe was new to me and suggested by an English Lit Professor. Though this genre is somewhat predictable, the process is filled with colorful description of both the countryside as well as the emotion. I love that you can get them on your kindle at a reasonable cost and have an instant read wherever you are.
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Lauren
3.0 out of 5 stars be ready for this
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2013
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This is a Georgian/Regency novel, referred to in Jane Austen's Emma. It was what a young lady of the Regency would have been reading. It is wordy, to my taste, but gives an accurate sense of the period.
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bruce cornely
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully enjoyable read with exceptional visual allusions.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015
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This is great literature which I love reading. To me the story is secondary with primary enjoyment from reading descriptions of scenery and digging into the personalities of characters. Violence and sexual content are present when necessary but are only alluded to as necessary events in the plot. There is nothing offensive. Ratcliffe is a magnificent writer.
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Raul Bacigaluppi
4.0 out of 5 stars for fans of gothic
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2009
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The first chapters of this gothic romance deal with the misfortunes of a Mr. La Motte and his wife. He has to run away from the city to avoid being imprisoned for debts. In their journey they meet the lovely and quintessential gothic heroine, Adeline, in very strange circumstances, that will be explained in the next chapters.
From the beginning there are beatiful landscape descriptions, and an all pervading feeling of sadness, despair, and melancholy. The characters are uncertain about their safety, and their future, so they are unhappy.
Mrs. La Motte and Adeline, feel the pangs of loneliness. Maybe this is a book about loneliness, and the way people feel about it. Like most horror and fantasy books, it is a book about loneliness.
Mrs. Radcliffe creates an atmosphere of uncertainty, nobody really knows what is going to happen, and they always wait for the worst. The greatest terror is the terror of uncertainty, when everything people consider stable and firm, start to collapse. When things fall apart.
I particullary liked when Adeline, while talking to Mr. La Motte, said that people can extract comfort from most situations. Even in a desperate moment, it is possible to find pleasure and forgetfulness, appreciating a quiet and peaceful place or relaxing in a lovely scenary, instead of always concentrating on your problems, or misfortunes.
People, do not have to suffer the cloud of sorrow to tinge every object they look upon, - said Adeline-. Was not she right? Adeline always found comfort, in the contemplation of nature. Mrs. Radcliffe insists that people may find relief to their sorrows, contemplating a sublime place, or inmersing in nature.
Mr. LaMotte and his family settled in an abandoned abbey, surrrounded by a thick wood, and a deserted countryside. A beautiful, and - at the same time - dreary place.
Typical of this genre, the abbey has many recesses, secret chambers, cells, and apparently, a ghost. It seems that somebody dissapeared in the derelict abbey, a long time ago, in strange circumstances, and his spectre haunts the place. These facts succeed in creating a gloomy, melancholy and dreary atmosphere. A manuscript is found in one of the many recesses, that may explain what really happened in the abbey, and who were responsible for the misdeeds.
There are some good sonnets interspersed in the text, like one dedicated to fancy, that may help people to forget their misfortunes, or some other dedicated to the night, and to a lilly.
More disgraces await poor Adeline, she had to find out that people are not always what they seem to be. That certain persons she considered friends are not real friends. But in spite of her dissapointments, she still keeps faith in the goodness of humanity. She does not want to become a bitter person, who does not trust anybody, just because some people deceived her. With time, Adeline will learn that people may repent, and never are completely bad.
The moods and feelings of Adeline, - fear, dispair, terror, etc.- sometimes correspond to alteration in weather.
When she is afraid, there are violents storms, gusts, etc. It is as if her feelings were related with nature, and her gloomy moods are reflected outside. It is a way to enhance the feeling the writer wanted her readers to experience.
It is a book for people fond of gothic fiction. In spite of the naive plot, and somewhat idealized characters.
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G. E. Bertram
5.0 out of 5 stars The Romance of the Forest has fewer explained ghosts but the few it has are employ well and to great effect. One aspect of the s
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
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Compared to The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Romance of the Forest has fewer explained ghosts but the few it has are employ well and to great effect. One aspect of the story I found very interesting was how Radcliffe handled Adeline's romantic interests. Some have described Adeline has cold because she resists from trusting others, and particularly the men who love her, but I found her resistance perfectly reasonable consider how she was deprived of a loving family and betrayed the few friends she thought she had. I found it to be a much more true depiction of love than one typically expects from a romance. Also, Radcliffe's description of madame La Motte's growing jealously and suspicions was expertly handled and with much fidelity to human emotion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2019
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Got this in a timely fashion. Very pleased with the condition itself and the story is a page turner.
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barbara
3.0 out of 5 stars Very long novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
Several centuries old novel. Decent suspense, romance, mystery. Typing errors were interesting. A typed letter frequently was created using 2 different letters together. Overuse of the word sublime. Way too much description of landscape. The sonnets and poetry was torture.
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Robert Eaton
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book, you will appreciate its story!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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Fantastic literature, great read for students!!
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Peter Humphreys
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine and attractive clock
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Una pietra miliare del romanzo gotico
Reviewed in Italy on January 23, 2021
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Elena
5.0 out of 5 stars Me ha encantado.
Reviewed in Spain on March 20, 2016
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Una de las mejores obras de Radcliffe. No absolutamente extraordinaria como THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO y THE ITALIAN, pero muy-muy buena. Mezcla de realismo con las características de la literatura gótica y clásico "happy-end" y moraleja al final. Buy bonita obra.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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dorothie22
3.0 out of 5 stars Many early Gothic clichés, but enjoyable
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2015
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A very early Gothic tale (1791), long on text and relatively short on actual thrills. As with many such narratives of this era, this one is rambling and melodramatic, though with just enough interest to keep you turning the pages as the interminable plot unfolds. Don't expect too much in the way of masterful characterization ... things are kept pretty clear-cut here. The introduction and notes by Chloe Chard are useful, if rather academic: one gets the impression that the book should be read more in order to identify period tropes and references than for any pleasure that might be derived from the story. The setting and events are vivid, however, and I definitely don't regret having read this.
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