- EAN13
- 9782385822330
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 20/02/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385822330
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 14 minutes
"A Sicilian Romance" is a gothic novel written by Ann Radcliffe and published
anonymously in 1790. The story revolves around the fallen nobility of the
Mazzini family in Sicily. The plot is narrated by a tourist who learns about
their turbulent history from a monk at the ruins of their castle. The Marquis
Mazzini's daughters, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and accomplished young
ladies. Julia falls in love with the Italian count Hippolitus de Vereza, but
her father insists she marry Duke de Luovo instead. Julia attempts to elope
with Hippolitus but is ambushed by her father, who seemingly kills Hippolitus.
Julia escapes and finds refuge in the haunted southern apartments of the
castle, where she discovers her long-imprisoned mother. The Marquis's new wife
is accused of infidelity and poisons the Marquis before stabbing herself.
Before dying, the Marquis confesses to his son Ferdinand about his mother's
imprisonment. Ferdinand finds Julia and his mother, who have already been
freed by Hippolitus. They are joyfully reunited at a lighthouse on the coast.
The novel explores the psychology of terror and poetic descriptions, revealing
the secrets of Sicily's aristocracy.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 14 minutes
"A Sicilian Romance" is a gothic novel written by Ann Radcliffe and published
anonymously in 1790. The story revolves around the fallen nobility of the
Mazzini family in Sicily. The plot is narrated by a tourist who learns about
their turbulent history from a monk at the ruins of their castle. The Marquis
Mazzini's daughters, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and accomplished young
ladies. Julia falls in love with the Italian count Hippolitus de Vereza, but
her father insists she marry Duke de Luovo instead. Julia attempts to elope
with Hippolitus but is ambushed by her father, who seemingly kills Hippolitus.
Julia escapes and finds refuge in the haunted southern apartments of the
castle, where she discovers her long-imprisoned mother. The Marquis's new wife
is accused of infidelity and poisons the Marquis before stabbing herself.
Before dying, the Marquis confesses to his son Ferdinand about his mother's
imprisonment. Ferdinand finds Julia and his mother, who have already been
freed by Hippolitus. They are joyfully reunited at a lighthouse on the coast.
The novel explores the psychology of terror and poetic descriptions, revealing
the secrets of Sicily's aristocracy.
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