Podcast, 33 mins
Editing 'The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne'
Discover Radcliffe's first novel with Dr Deborah Russell as she shares its secrets, her editing journey, and why you should read The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne.
8 Sep 2025 09:00
Dr Deborah Russell has had the pleasure of editing Radcliffe's very first novel, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, for publication as part of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.
In this episode, Dr Russell discusses the novel's contemporary reception, what it reveals to us about Radcliffe's early writing process, and how this changed during the course of her career.
Dr Russell reflects on her editing process, and makes a very strong case for why The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne should be your next read.
Credits
- Host: Dr Rosie Whitcombe (AHRC-sponsored Research and Innovation Associate University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Dr Deborah Russell (Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature at the University of York)
- Podcast Producer: Kitty Turner
- Music By: Kitty Turner
- Part of the Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now project