Ann Radcliffe (née Ward; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English novelist who pioneered the Gothic novel, and a minor poet. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, was published in 1794. She is also remembered for her third novel, The Romance of the...
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.