Record Number: 4105
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
??in Mrs Radcliff?s romances. She was ? an extraordinary female, and her style of writing ? must be allowed to form an era in English romances. Her ignorance was nearly equal to her imagination and that is to say a great deal. Of the modest life on the continent (where scenes of all her romances ? are laid) she knew nothing. With all this, and more, her romances are irresistibly and dangerously delightful? The most extraordinary production of this period was the powerful and wicked romance of The Monk. The spirits raised by the Enchantress of Udolpho, compared to those evoked by Lewis, are like the attendants on Prospero in his enchanted island.?
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1782
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Curate
Religion:Christian (Church of England)
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Mysteries of Udolpho
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1794
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4105
Source:Charles Robert Maturin
Editor:n/a
Title:The British Review and London Critical Journal
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1818
Vol:XI
Page:49
Additional Comments:
Review on the publication of Harrington and Ormond by Maria Edgeworth.
Citation:
Charles Robert Maturin, The British Review and London Critical Journal, (1818), XI, p. 49, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4105, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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