Which Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe is set in the Italian Inquisition?

The Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe set against the Italian Inquisition is The Italian, or The Confessional of the Black Penitents. Radcliffe published the novel in December 1796, although its title page is dated 1797.

The story follows Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena Rosalba, whose love is obstructed by Vivaldi’s aristocratic family and the sinister monk Father Schedoni. Vivaldi is arrested and taken to the prisons of the Inquisition, while Ellena is confined and threatened through the schemes of Schedoni and the Marchesa di Vivaldi.

The novel is distinct from Radcliffe’s other famous works. A Sicilian Romance is set primarily in Sicily, The Romance of the Forest centers on Adeline’s flight and discovery of a troubling inheritance, and The Mysteries of Udolpho is associated with Emily St. Aubert and the castle of Udolpho. The Italian was Radcliffe’s last novel published during her lifetime and is noted for its atmosphere of persecution, concealment, religious power, and disguise.