"La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair (tome 1/3)" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a Gothic novel published in 1791. When Pierre de la Motte and his wife flee Paris to escape creditors, they are captured by bandits who force them to take custody of a mysterious young orphan named Adeline. The trio seeks refuge in a ruined abbey deep within a dark forest, where secrets, romance, and danger await among the crumbling ruins and melancholic woodlands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
