The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne is a gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in London by Thomas Hookham in 1789. In her introduction to the 1995 Oxford World Classic's edition of the text, Alison Milbank stated that the novel's plot "unites action of a specifically Scottish medieval nature with the characterization and morality of the eighteenth-century cult of sensibility.
Ann Radcliffe's first novel is set in the Middle Ages against the melancholy beauty of mountains and rugged coasts of the Scottish Highlands, tells the story of the warring clan...
The novel is a quest for family honour, love, and vengeance where romantic passion and dangerous escapades intertwine until the very end.
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)
The novel is a set in a powerful landscape which became familiar in her later work, with complex clan feuds and mysterious romantic intrigues played out against a backdrop of ruined medieval castles and rugged Scottish coastlines.
Original texts of the first editions, unabridged and carefully revised, and supplemented by numerous contemporary illustrations from early editions.
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This effervescent novel is set in the Middle Ages on the stunningly beautiful coasts of the Scottish Highlands. It is the story of tribal leaders of Athlin and Dunbayne.
This effervescent novel is set in the Middle Ages on the stunningly beautiful coasts of the Scottish Highlands. It is the story of tribal leaders of Athlin and Dunbayne.
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
Not until the very last pages does she tie off all the loose threads with a revelation and happy ending. This edition has been copyedited in accordance with current American practice in respect to punctuation.