![]() (This was a common practice at the time and was also the case with more than one of Jane Austen's novels.) Radcliffe revised her text slightly for the second edition, and since this has since been considered the definitive text, 1797 is almost invariably given as the novel's publication date. The Italian first appeared late in 1796, but carried a copyright date of 1797. Radcliffe was a very private person and not much is known for certain of her life it has been suggested that she stopped writing when she realised that critics were, in effect, attempting to psychoanalyse her from her novels. The Italian was the last of Ann Radcliffe's novels published within her lifetime after its publication, she seems to have stopped writing. ![]() The Italian - background, setting, and historical importance ![]()
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