The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Ann Radcliffe is the founder of the gothic novel. This novel is no exception. The wicked baron murdered the good earl's father twelve years before the novel began. Only twelve years later, free from his mother's wishes, can the earl seek revenge. Meanwhile, Mary, the earl's beautiful sister is falling in love with a peasant. Yet her brother was abducted by the baron and he wants to marry her. She may have to wed him in order to secure his return. We see Mary's conflict along with a description of her brother's captivity. This book has everything: murder, revenge, battles, damsels in distress, aristocrats, captives, secrets, and, most of all, love. It is a love story in every sense: the love to the Scottish highlands in which it is set, the family love that binds almost above all else, and of course the love between men and women. This short work would later influence Radcliffe's other works. Radcliffe had an influence on Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and many others who wrote popular gothic novels. - Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia
Genre(s): Gothic Fiction, Romance
Language: English
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Play 01 | Chapter 1 | Lauren Randall |
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Play 02 | Chapter 2 | Lauren Randall |
00:18:31 |
Play 03 | Chapter 3 | Lauren Randall |
00:39:46 |
Play 04 | Chapter 4 | Lauren Randall |
00:17:43 |
Play 05 | Chapter 5 | Lauren Randall |
00:19:13 |
Play 06 | Chapter 6 | Lauren Randall |
00:25:36 |
Play 07 | Chapter 7 | Lauren Randall |
00:16:36 |
Play 08 | Chapter 8 | Lauren Randall |
00:21:16 |
Play 09 | Chapter 9 | Lauren Randall |
00:21:29 |
Play 10 | Chapter 10 | Lauren Randall |
00:25:20 |
Play 11 | Chapter 11 | Lauren Randall |
00:14:30 |
Play 12 | Chapter 12 | Lauren Randall |
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