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The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3)

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    The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3) is a gothic fiction and horror novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe. Readers will find themes of Kidnapping and Inquisition.

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    About The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3)

    "The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3): or, the confessional of the Black Penitents" by Ann Radcliffe is a Gothic novel published in 1796. When young Vivaldi falls for the beautiful but poor Ellena, his aristocratic mother enlists her sinister confessor, Father Schedoni, to destroy the match. What follows is a dark tale of kidnapping, disguise, and persecution set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, where mysterious monks issue warnings, convents imprison innocents, and shocking secrets threaten to surface in shadowy confessionals.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Horror tales
    • Love stories
    • Gothic fiction
    • Kidnapping
    • Inquisition
    • Naples, Italy
    • Monks, Italy

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    Who wrote The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3)?

    The Italian, Volume 1 (of 3) was written by Ann Ward Radcliffe.

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    It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Classic Love Stories.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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