Professor Dale Townshend and Dr Elizabeth Bobbitt are working together to edit Radcliffe's posthumous works for publication as part of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.

From Gaston de Blondeville, Radcliffe's 1826 novel (and the only one to include a real ghost), to her wealth of poetry, Townshend and Bobbitt make the case for reading Radcliffe's lesser known - but equally fascinating - publications.

In the final decade of the eighteenth century, Ann Radcliffe revolutionized the British novel, creating a new psychological fiction of suspense that would come to be called “the Radcliffe school.”

Blending travel and terror, poetry and adventure, her writing was more than merely popular; it made her a sensation across media.

Radcliffe novels were adapted by dramatists for the stage; her poems were set to music by composers; and her most famous scenes reimagined visually by artists.

Jane Austen and John Keats loved her works; Walter Scott and Charles Dickens found early inspiration in her scenes of terror and dread.

In this episode, Professor Michael Gamer discusses Radcliffe’s life, writing, and the astounding influence she had on Romantic writing and culture.

Professor Angela Wright is undertaking the mighty task of editing Radcliffe's most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho for publication as part of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.

In this episode, Professor Wright considers the novel's unique and ground-breaking success, how Udolpho came to shape Radcliffe's reputation, and ultimately makes a case for why this classic Gothic text should be your next read.