![]() ![]() Later in the night, Pierre’s host reappears, dragging a beautiful young woman behind him: “If you wish to save your life,” Pierre’s host announces, “swear that you will convey this girl where I may never see her more.” Pierre agrees, and he and the young woman-Adeline-are taken back to Pierre’s carriage. ![]() He comes to an ancient house, where he is given a room for the night-and locked inside it. Pierre proceeds on foot in the direction of a distant light. Darkness falls and the de la Mottes are stranded, unable to see the path ahead. Monsieur Pierre de la Motte is fleeing his creditors in Paris, with his wife, Constance, and two loyal servants, Peter and Annette. The Romance of the Forest displays all the hallmarks of Gothic fiction: a mystery plot, ancient settings, and an innocent hero preyed upon by a powerful man. It follows the mysterious de la Motte family and their ward, Adeline, as they take up residence in an abandoned abbey. The Romance of the Forest is a 1791 novel by the British pioneer of Gothic fiction, Ann Radcliffe. ![]()
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