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Gothic Fiction

The heir of Redclyffe

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  • 1800 first published
  • 464 pages
  • 39 editions
  • 🎧 24 h 54 min free audiobook
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Mary Charlotte Yonge's The heir of Redclyffe (1800) is a gothic fiction novel. Characters include Kate Greenaway (1846-1901).

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 39 editions.

At about 464 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours. A free LibriVox audiobook (24 h 54 min) is available.

About The heir of Redclyffe

The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonge's bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Keble, who closely supervised the writing of the book. The germ of its plot was suggested by her friend Marianne Dyson. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Opening line

“THE drawing-room of Hollywell House was one of the favoured apartments, where a peculiar air of home seems to reside, whether seen in the middle of summer, all its large windows open to the garden, or, as when our story commences, its bright fire and stands of fragrant green-house plants contrasted with the wintry fog and leafless tress of November.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)

Subjects

  • Gothic
  • Literature, history and criticism
  • Great britain, social life and customs

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The heir of Redclyffe?

The heir of Redclyffe was written by Mary Charlotte Yonge and first published in 1800.

What genre is The heir of Redclyffe?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction.

How long is The heir of Redclyffe?

The median edition has 464 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is there a free audiobook of The heir of Redclyffe?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 24 h 54 min.

What books are similar to The heir of Redclyffe?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Monk: A Romance. In Three Volumes. By M. G. Lewis, An Arabian tale and Die Elixiere des Teufels.

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