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The romance of the forest5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() She may have attended the local school, but of this there is no evidence. ![]() Andrew’s, on July 9, 1764, and was christened on the following August 5, as is proved by the existing register. His daughter Ann was born at Holborn, in the parish of St. He was also connected with such famous professional families as the Cheseldens, Jebbs, and De Witts. Ward, though he carried on a business at Holborn, London, was of gentle birth, and counted his descent from the Wards of Leicestershire, in which county he held some of his ancestral property. Radcliffe was the only child of William Ward by his wife Ann Oates. Yet they exercised a very appreciable influence upon English literature, and it is felt that the re-issue of her best-known books will gratify a large class of readers who have never had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with romances which at one time excited so much admiration, and may once more regain their hold. ![]() Ann Radcliffe were once extremely popular: they passed through many editions, both in this country and on the Continent but, being allowed to drop out of print, they are now almost forgotten. ![]()
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