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Radcliffian, a.|rædˈklɪfɪən|
Also Radcliffean.
[f. the name of (Mrs.) Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), English ‘Gothic’ novelist.]
Of or characteristic of Mrs. Radcliffe or her works.
1801M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xx. 265 Here is a Radcliffean tour along the picturesque coasts of Dorset and Devonshire. 1884Spectator 19 Jan. 91/1 There is, too, a Radcliffian eeriness about his castle, with its mysterious noises, secret passages, and buried rooms. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Feb. 151/3 The ‘Radcliffian’ novel, or roman noir, as the French call it. 1966English Studies XLVII. 287 But symbol, action, and the perceiving sensibility..add to the Radcliffean question, ‘what is the mystery of the veil?’ |