"La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair (tome 2/3)" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a gothic novel published in 1791. When Pierre de la Motte and his wife flee Paris to escape creditors, bandits force them to shelter a mysterious young orphan named Adeline. The trio takes refuge in a ruined abbey deep in a dark forest, where Adeline explores the melancholic surroundings. As months pass, romantic entanglements and suspicions emerge, threatening the fragile peace of their hidden sanctuary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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