Project Gutenberg 2021-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 414 Radcliffe, Ann Ward 1764 1823 Radcliffe, Mrs. Ratcliffe, Mrs. Rattcliffe, Anne Radcliffe, Anne The Romance of the Forest, interspersed with some pieces of poetry. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romance_of_the_Forest Dagny and Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The British Library.) "The Romance of the Forest: Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry" by Ann Radcliffe is a Gothic novel written in the early 19th century. It follows the tumultuous journey of Pierre de la Motte, a man fleeing from Paris with his wife and a young girl named Adeline, who they encounter under mysterious circumstances. As they find shelter in a decaying abbey, they become embroiled in themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural, set against a backdrop of romantic landscapes and dark secrets. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Pierre de la Motte, who is escaping financial ruin, accompanied by his distressed wife, Madame de la Motte. Their flight into the night leads to their discovery of Adeline, a beautiful young woman in distress, who they decide to protect despite the peril it may bring upon themselves. As they seek refuge at a dilapidated abbey, the atmosphere is charged with tension and foreboding. The intricate dynamics between the characters hint at deeper emotional entanglements and set the stage for unfolding mystery and drama, inviting readers into a world filled with sorrow, beauty, and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Gothic fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 862689 2025-07-25T13:17:00.472877 text/html 844686 2024-10-18T11:37:44 text/html 1951397 2025-07-25T13:17:13.238803 application/epub+zip 1965895 2025-07-25T13:17:04.695812 application/epub+zip 577299 2025-07-25T13:17:02.234833 application/epub+zip 2071809 2025-07-25T13:17:18.939754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2047823 2025-07-25T13:17:11.323846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660329 2022-09-29T06:47:55.090684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813243 2025-07-25T13:16:59.494851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 793241 2024-10-18T11:37:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17196 2025-07-25T13:17:19.070754 application/rdf+xml 9665 2025-07-25T13:17:03.039836 image/jpeg 2195 2025-07-25T13:17:02.645823 image/jpeg 2200381 2025-07-25T13:17:00.583851 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia