With an Introduction by Kathryn White. 'He saw her wounded, and bleeding to death; šíriť jej poriadnu countenance, a jej wasting oči ... turned piteously on himself, as imploring him to save jej z fate that bol dragging hier to the grave...&#039 ; Ann Radcliffe, author of The Romance of Forest and The Mysteries of Udolpho, je high priestess of the gothic novel. V Taliansku, prvý publikovaný v 1797, si vytvorili a chilling, atmosférické koncoction thwarted lovers, zrúcaniny opátov, imprisonment a dark pasáže, s undercurrent seething sexuality a prezentuje sa s okruhu dediny v sinister. A súčasný review uvádzaný on, 'Radcliffe's uncommon talent pre výstavu, s fotografiami dotyky z génius, neurčité a horivý tvary, ktoré imagination bodies forth...&#039 ; Radcliffe's work was hugely influential and HP . Lovecraft, skoro dvadsať centier master of uncanny, bol impressed by the, 'eerie touch nastaviť a akcia contributing artistically k impression illimitable frightfulness which she wished to convey.&#039 ; The novel remains a fascinating, engrossing and unnerving masterpiece of gothic fiction.