“Though the vicious can sometimes pour affliction upon the good, their power is transient and their punishment certain; and that innocence, though oppressed by injustice, shall, supported by patience, finally triumph over misfortune!”— English Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Quote of the Day (Ann Radcliffe, on the Vicious and the Good)
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Ann Radcliffe,
English Literature,
Evil,
Good,
Gothic Fiction,
Quote of the Day
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