Wiktionary
radcliffian
a. Of or pertaining to (w: Ann Radcliffe) (1764–1823), English pioneer of the Gothic novel. alt. Of or pertaining to (w: Ann Radcliffe) (1764–1823), English pioneer of the Gothic novel.
Usage examples of "radcliffian".
He succeeded in breaking up the Radcliffian tradition and expanding the field of the Gothic novel.
Charles Brockden Brown had achieved phenomenal fame with his Radcliffian romances, and Washington Irving's lighter treatment of eerie themes had quickly become classic.
Out of an ample body of miscellaneous writing which includes one confused Radcliffian imitation called The Fatal Revenge.