The Italian

This novel is characterized by its descriptions of the Italian landscape, intrigues and skulduggery - with a controlled plot of parental tyranny and monastic co... » 

This novel is characterized by its descriptions of the Italian landscape, intrigues and skulduggery - with a controlled plot of parental tyranny and monastic corruption. Radcliffe creates a striking Gothic figure - the scheming monk Schedoni, who became an archetype of the genre. «