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Gaston de Blondeville, vol. 1 of 4

by Ann Ward Radcliffe (1764–1823)

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Gaston de Blondeville is a Gothic novel by noted English author Ann Radcliffe, published posthumously in 1826, three years after Radcliffe's death. Its full title is Gaston de Blondeville: Or, The Court of Henry III. Keeping Festival in Ardenne, A Romance. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

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  • Historical fiction
  • Gothic fiction
  • Great Britain · History · Henry III, 1216-1272

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Chapter II

“What steps on the waste are beating?”
He listened not long on the ground,
’Ere he fearfully heard a sound,
As of trampling hoofs retreating:
And a dismal cry and a foot draw nigh;
“Stand ho!” ’twas an armed man passed by:
But he spoke no sound of greeting,
And seemed like a death-shade fleeting.

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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter II
  4. Chapter III
  5. Chapter IV
  6. Chapter V
  7. Chapter VI
  8. Chapter VII
  9. Chapter VIII
  10. Chapter IX
  11. Chapter X
  12. Chapter XI
  13. Chapter XII
  14. Chapter XIII
  15. Chapter XIV
  16. Chapter XV
  17. Chapter XVI
  18. Chapter XVII
  19. Chapter XVIII
  20. Chapter XIX
  21. Chapter XX
  22. Chapter XXI
  23. Chapter XXII
  24. Chapter XXIII
  25. Chapter XXIV
  26. Chapter XXV
  27. Chapter XXVI
  28. Chapter XXVII
  29. Chapter XXVIII
  30. Chapter XXIX
  31. Chapter XXX
  32. Chapter XXXI
  33. Chapter XXXII

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This free edition of Gaston de Blondeville, vol. 1 of 4 by Ann Ward Radcliffe comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #78468, released 2026-04-16. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer.

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