
celinenyx
Written on Aug 7, 2018
One of the earlier works of Ann Radcliffe, the literary giant who helped gain popularity for Gothic literature. A Sicilian Romance started off a bit slow for me, but when the plot really got going, and people were being abducted left and right, shoved into dungeons, hid in monasteries, and are presumed dead about every other chapter, I was hooked.
Although the women in A Sicilian Romance aren't your twenty-first century "kick-ass woman", I was glad to see female characters attempting to create their own happiness in a patriarchal world, as well as being central to the narrative.
I chose this novel by Radcliffe because of its modest length, but now I am quite confident to tackle her longer novels like The Mysteries of Udolpho or The Italian.
Although the women in A Sicilian Romance aren't your twenty-first century "kick-ass woman", I was glad to see female characters attempting to create their own happiness in a patriarchal world, as well as being central to the narrative.
I chose this novel by Radcliffe because of its modest length, but now I am quite confident to tackle her longer novels like The Mysteries of Udolpho or The Italian.