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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now

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AHRC-funded project into the life and works of Gothic trailblazer, Ann Radcliffe 🦇🩸 Forthcoming edition of her works from Cambridge University Press 📚

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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📝 New post on the blog: Portraiture in Ann Radcliffe’s Novels: an Overview of ‘Icônes gothiques : le portrait dans les romans d’Ann Radcliffe’ by Alice Labourg 📝 www.annradcliffe.org/2026/09/29/p...
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Portraiture in Ann Radcliffe’s Novels: an Overview of ‘Icônes gothiques : le portrait dans les romans d’Ann Radcliffe’
Alice Labourg, University of Rennes 2 The publication of Icônes gothiques : le portrait dans les romans d’Ann Radcliffe (Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2026) coincides with the ongoing project “Ann...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New podcast episode on the block! Listen to Dr Tom Duggett, Reader in English Literature at Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University, discuss Radcliffe's incredibly successful third novel, 'The Romance of the Forest' 🌳👇 player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
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Editing The Romance of the Forest
Explore Ann Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest, the Gothic novel that helped define 1790s Gothic fiction and launch her career.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CFP deadline extended!! Submit here 👇 www.annradcliffe.org/conference/
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today's the day... Submit here: www.annradcliffe.org/conference/
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our CFP deadline is fast approaching, so get those proposals in ASAP! ✨👇 www.annradcliffe.org/conference/
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Only 11 days to go... if you're planning on submitting a paper proposal to speak at the 2027 Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now conference, now is the time 🌳 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Who's ready to lift the veil for conference event number 2? 🌖🕯️
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thinking about submitting a paper proposal for the 2027 Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now conference? Our 15th September deadline is fast approaching... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌛
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New on the blog 💫 If you missed @catherinespooner.bsky.social's lecture, 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine', why not check out @elpatterson.bsky.social's excellent blog post on the topic?? 👇 www.annradcliffe.org/2026/08/05/w...
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Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine
Ellesse Patterson, University of Sheffield On 18th June 2026, the AHRC-funded Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now project hosted a free public lecture delivered byLancaster University’s Professor Catherine Sp...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Little over a month until our CFP deadline! We look forward to reading your proposals 🦇 @angelawright1794.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social @uos-artshumanities.bsky.social
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
✨ New on the podcast ✨ Missed @catherinespooner.bsky.social's excellent lecture, 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine'? Now you can listen to it here ⬇️ player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/women...
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Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine | The University of Sheffield Player
Explore the Gothic heroine from Ann Radcliffe to modern films, uncovering feminism, dark romance and Gothic fiction through history.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We have a new post on the blog by @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social 💫 'A World of Her Own: Locating the Gendered Gothic Spaces in Ann Radcliffe’s "A Sicilian Romance" (1790) and "The Italian" (1796)' www.annradcliffe.org/2026/07/20/a...
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A World of Her Own: Locating the Gendered Gothic Spaces in Ann Radcliffe’s ‘A Sicilian Romance’ (1790) and ‘The Italian’ (1796)
Dipyaman Bhowmick, Jadavpur University, India A primary characteristic of Ann Radcliffe’s A Sicilian Romance (1790) and The Italian (1796) is the presence of female protagonists who get embroiled in v...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Over the coming months, we're going to be revealing some of the exciting events you can expect at our 2027 conference. The first is an exhibition of first edition and rare Gothic texts 🕯️ (and remember to submit your paper proposal here ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 15th September!)
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Heed the call... www.annradcliffe.org/conference/
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🕯️ New post on the blog 🕯️by Elizabeth Bobbitt and @dalegothic96.bsky.social about the wonderful 'Ann Radcliffe's "St Alban's Abbey" at 200' event held at @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social ⬇️ www.annradcliffe.org/2026/07/07/a...
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Ann Radcliffe’s St Alban’s Abbey at 200: A Study Day at St Alban’s Cathedral (6th June, 2026)
Elizabeth Bobbitt and Dale Townshend This year marks 200 years since the posthumous publication of Ann Radcliffe’s St Alban’s Abbey; A Metrical Tale, a lengthy poem by the so called ‘Great Enchantress...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This time last week Team Radcliffe was gearing up for 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' with @catherinespooner.bsky.social. It was a wonderful well-attended evening! If you missed it, we'll be uploading Catherine's magnificent lecture to our podcast soon! 🦇
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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
And what a splendid lecture it was! Thank you @catherinespooner.bsky.social for such a brilliant talk. And then we all had popcorn and watched Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak. Top evening. @radcliffecup.bsky.social
Professor Catherine Spooner, Lancaster University, lecturing at the Showroon Cinema, Sheffield 




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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
All set up and ready for Women in White: The New Gothic cinema lecture by @catherinespooner.bsky.social @radcliffecup.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Missed Dr Deborah Russell's excellent lecture, 'Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing'? Never fear! Listen to the recording here ⬇️ player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/ann-r...
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Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing | A lecture by Dr Deborah Russell | The University of Sheffield Player
Explore Ann Radcliffe's Gothic fiction legacy and discover how women writers shaped, challenged and transformed Gothic literature.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
ONE WEEK until our free public lecture by @catherinespooner.bsky.social + screening of Guillermo del Toro's Gothic classic 'Crimson Peak'! Get your tickets now 🕯️
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' team had a wonderful time at the Radcliffe Symposium hosted by the University of Bologna: www.annradcliffe.org/2026/06/09/a...
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Ann Radcliffe Symposium, Bologna, 25th-26th May, 2026
Between the 24th-27th May, members of the Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now team travelled from all corners of the world for a two day international Radcliffe Symposium at the University of Bologna. Hosted ...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
✨CFP✨ Join us in Sheffield for our international Radcliffe conference (24th-26th June, 2027). As well as papers & keynotes from world-leading experts, expect a range of exciting events - announcements to come soon 👀 Click 👇 for more info & submit your proposal!! www.annradcliffe.org/conference/
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Dale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Radcliffe symposium at University of Bologna @radcliffecup.bsky.social @angelawright1794.bsky.social
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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Day one of two at the University of Bologna for Ann Radcliffe symposium, and what a great day it has been. @radcliffecup.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social
Splendid symposium panel Statue of Luigi Galvani 
Visit to the anatomical theatre at the University of Bologna
A reading of a passage from The Italian by Ann Radcliffe
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Dale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Heads up, Gothic & Romantic folk: notification of a major Ann Radcliffe conference in Sheffield in June 2027. @radcliffecup.bsky.social @angelawright1794.bsky.social
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Dale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A real privilege to be launching Michael Gamer’s splendid edition of Radcliffe’s ‘The Italian’ in Italy 🥂 The first volume in the Cambridge edition of Radcliffe’s complete works @radcliffecup.bsky.social
Michael GamerDiego Saglia toasting Michael’s edition. The book!
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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The launch of Michael Gamer’s edition of The Italian by Ann Radcliffe in Bologna, Italy was perfect. After years of preparation and work, it was so good to see the first splendidly edited volume in our Cambridge edition of Radcliffe finally launched. Bravo Michael! 🥂
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Expert-led talks, a guided tour, and a creative writing workshop with an award-winning writer, all taking place in a beautiful, historical setting, you say? 👇 www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Get your tickets today!
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tickets: www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Why should you read Radcliffe's second novel, 'A Sicilian Romance'? Emeritus Professor Robert Miles explains! And these are only a handful of the reasons he gives - if you want to hear the full pitch, listen to our latest podcast episode: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
✨NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW ✨ Emeritus Professor Robert Miles highlights the importance and brilliance of Radcliffe's second novel, 'A Sicilian Romance'. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
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Editing A Sicilian Romance | The University of Sheffield Player
Ann Radcliffe A Sicilian Romance explained. Gothic novel analysis, themes, and the rise of the Gothic heroine by Robert Miles.
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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If you'll be near Sheffield on 18th June, check out this free lecture and film screening hosted by @radcliffecup.bsky.social! Tickets and more info on their Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...
Poster for "'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' presents Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema. A free lecture by Professor Catherine Spooner + a screening of Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak. The Showroom Cinema, 18th June, 6pm." Next to the text, the poster features a photo of a blonde woman in a white linen dress, holding a butterfly and candlesticks.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We have TWO very exciting events coming up in June - tickets out now! Ann Radcliffe's 'St Alban's Abbey' at 200 www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra... Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine + screening of 'Crimson Peak' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...
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Catherine Spooner @catherinespooner.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I'm headed to Sheffield later this term to talk about one of my obsessions for the Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now project. Come and join me and talk women in white dresses and why we are all watching Gothic cinema now!
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
FREE public lecture: 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' by @catherinespooner.bsky.social ✨ followed by a screening of Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' 🩸 When? 18th June 6pm Where? The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Tickets? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Such a beautiful tome! Order a copy for yourself or your university library and get 20% off with the code GAMER2026 www.cambridge.org/ag/universit...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NEW POST on the blog! 'Valancourt and Masculine Sensibility' by Natalia Bartocha, MA Student at the University of Sheffield ✨ www.annradcliffe.org/2026/03/24/h...
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Valancourt and Masculine Sensibility
Natalia Bartocha In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792),1 Mary Wollstonecraft asserts that when women are inadequately educated ‘their senses [are] inflamed, and their understandings neglected...
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Have you got your tickets yet? www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...
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books-borrowing.bsky.social @books-borrowing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Radcliffe's 'The Italian' was very popular with the borrowers of the Selkirk Library in the early 19th century borrowing.stir.ac.uk/search/0/0/0... - here's a chance to find out why!
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It's official 🎉🎈 Professor Michael Gamer's fantastic edition of Radcliffe's 'The Italian' is out now. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe is off to a roaring start! Be sure to request a copy for your library now - and use the code GAMER26 for 20% off www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
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The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents
Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Dr Deborah Russell explains why 'The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne', Radcliffe's first - and often overlooked - novel deserves a resurgence of critical attention! Listen to the full episode here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... @angelawright1794.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Free on 06/06? Join Dr. Elizabeth Bobbitt, Professor Dale Townshend, & award-winning writer Rosie Garland for 'Ann Radcliffe's "St Alban's Abbey" at 200'. When? 6th June, 10-4 Where? St Alban's Cathedral What? A study day celebrating Radcliffe's poetry! www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...
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Ann Radcliffe, St Albans Abbey and the Gothic - 06/06/2026 10:00:00
Join us to mark the 200th anniversary of "Alban’s Abbey; A Metrical Romance" (1826) - the work of poet and Gothic novelist, Ann Radcliffe
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Get your tickets here: www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...
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Ann Radcliffe, St Albans Abbey and the Gothic - 06/06/2026 10:00:00
Join us to mark the 200th anniversary of "Alban’s Abbey; A Metrical Romance" (1826) - the work of poet and Gothic novelist, Ann Radcliffe
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Looks like Radcliffe (perhaps unsurprisingly) was a night owl! 🦉~ from her poem, 'Night' 🌙
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Listen to Dr. Elizabeth Bobbitt reading an extract from Radcliffe's poem, 'Scene on the Northern Shore of Sicily' ✨ and listen to the full podcast episode here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... Episode Four of our AHRC-sponsored podcast series ‘Ann Radcliffe: A Gothic Heroine for today’ features @dalegothic96.bsky.social and Elizabeth Bobbitt, discussing Radcliffe’s posthumous works. A real treat for all Radcliffe fans! @radcliffecup.bsky.social
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Editing Radcliffe's Posthumous Works | The University of Sheffield Player
Discover Ann Radcliffe’s lesser known Gothic works, from Gaston de Blondeville to her poetry, edited for the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
✨NEW PODCAST EPISODE✨ Listen to Professor Dale Townshend and Dr. Elizabeth Bobbitt discuss Radcliffe's posthumous works in the latest episode of 'Ann Radcliffe: A Gothic Heroine for Today' - and please share widely! player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi... @dalegothic96.bsky.social
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Editing Radcliffe's Posthumous Works | The University of Sheffield Player
Discover Ann Radcliffe’s lesser known Gothic works, from Gaston de Blondeville to her poetry, edited for the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
✨ CALL FOR BLOG POST CONTRIBUTORS ✨ the upcoming 'Wuthering Heights' adaptation has got us thinking: what makes a compelling Gothic villain? We'd love to hear what you think! Share your take on Gothic villainy and write for the 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' blog. DM for more information 🩸
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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our next podcast episode, on Radcliffe's posthumous works, will be out next month! Can't wait till then? Check out our episodes on 'The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne', 'The Mysteries of Udolpho', and 'The Italian' by clicking below ✨👇 www.annradcliffe.org/podcasts/
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