A Sicilian Romance

作者 Ann Radcliffe著
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 2010年1月
ISBN 9780141191942
定价 90.20

内容简介

Adesolatecastlehidesafamily'sshamefulsecrets...OntherockynorthernshoresofSicilystandsalonelycastle,thehomeofthearistocraticMazzinifamily.ThemarquisofMazzinihasremarriedandgoneawaytolivewithhisnewwife,abandoninghistwodaughters-sweet-naturedEmiliaandlively,imaginativeJulia-towanderthelabyrinthinecorridorsalone.HisonlyinvolvementwiththeirlivesistoarrangeamarriagebetweenJuliaandthecruelDukedeLuovo,eventhoughshelovesanother.ButthatisnottheendofJulia'stroubles.Strangelightsandunearthlygroaningnoisesarecomingfrompartsofthecastlethathavebeenlockedupforyears.Isitoccupiedbysometerriblesupernaturalpower?Ordoevendarkersecretsliewithinitsdepths?

作者简介

AnnRadcliffe(1764-1823)wastheleadingexponentofGothicfiction.DuringherlifetimeshepublishedfivenovelsincludingASicilianRomance(1790),TheMysteriesofUdolpho(1794)andTheItalian(1797),aswellasacollectionofEuropeantravelwritings.Hernovelswereimmenselypopularandmuchimitated.

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