The interspersed poems have been removed. In some places words and phrases have been reordered - and in a very few cases altered or deleted - to improve ease of comprehension. This edition has been copyedited to current American practice in respect to punctuation. La Motte becomes entangled in the corrupt schemes of his new-found benefactor, while Adeline is haunted by terrifying dreams and a sense of impending danger.įirst published in 1791, The Romance of the Forest was Ann Radcliffe’s breakout book. The travelers’ initial relief after finding shelter in the ruined abbey is disturbed by the arrival of the Marquis de Montalt, owner of the forest. Circumstances force La Motte and the others to settle in a remote, desolate abbey within the depths of the forest of Fontanville. Although La Motte is himself fleeing Paris to escape imprisonment, he agrees to take Adeline with them. Pierre finds precarious refuge with Pierre de la Motte and his family. The Romance of the Forest (Reader’s Edition)Īfter being abandoned by the man she believes to be her father, Adeline St.
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