About this book
Ann Radcliffe’s EDWY: A Poem, in Three Parts plunges listeners into a moonlit fairy-tale where romance, mischief, and Gothic wonder collide. This lyrical poem follows the lovesick Edwy as he seeks aid from the world of faerie—venturing unseen into Windsor Forest to capture the love-fay Eda, consult a crystal mirror, and learn whether his beloved Aura’s heart is true. Along the way Radcliffe stages a midnight procession of the Fairie Queen, revels of elves and spirits, and a series of comic misadventures—memory lapses, a runaway wood-sprite, and the delicate blur between waking and dream.
Written by one of the Romantic era’s foremost Gothic voices, EDWY blends poetic form, fairy-tale motifs, and playful romance to explore themes of desire, illusion, and the inscrutability of moonlit experience. Radcliffe’s deft imagery evokes the fey hush of the forest and the indeterminate magic of supernatural encounter without ever stripping the tale of its wit.
Ideal for listeners who love fairy tales, Romantic poetry, Gothic fiction, or atmospheric romance, this audiobook rewards those who relish lyrical storytelling and enchanted, slightly mischievous worlds.
