The Mysteries of UdolphoThis was the most popular novel of Radcliffe's time and Radcliffe's portrayal of her heroine's inner life raised the Gothic romance to a new level. The atmosphere of fear and the gripping plot continue to thrill today. This is the story of the orphaned Emily St Aubert who finds herself separated from the man she loves and confined within the Castle of Udolpho by her aunt's new husband, Montoni. Here she must cope with an unwanted suitor, Montoni's threats, and the wild imaginings and terrors which threaten to overwhelm her. |
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As she drew near the fishing-house, she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument, which were awakened by the hand of taste, and uttered a plaintive air, whose exquisite melody engaged all her attention. She listened in profound ...
As she drew near the fishing-house, she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument, which were awakened by the hand of taste, and uttered a plaintive air, whose exquisite melody engaged all her attention. She listened in profound ...
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... who have lived in the capital, and have been accustomed to company, can exist elsewhere; – especially in so remote a country as this, where you can neither hear nor see any thing, and can in short be scarcely conscious of life.
... who have lived in the capital, and have been accustomed to company, can exist elsewhere; – especially in so remote a country as this, where you can neither hear nor see any thing, and can in short be scarcely conscious of life.
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Emily was somewhat surprised to hear him talk of being tempted to remain abroad, after he had mentioned his presence to be so necessary at Paris, that it was with difficulty he could steal away for a month or two; but St Aubert ...
Emily was somewhat surprised to hear him talk of being tempted to remain abroad, after he had mentioned his presence to be so necessary at Paris, that it was with difficulty he could steal away for a month or two; but St Aubert ...
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... and almost dare venture to repeat some verses I made one evening in these very woods.' 'Nay,' replied St Aubert, 'dismiss the almost, and venture quite; let us hear what vagaries fancy has been playing in your mind. If.
... and almost dare venture to repeat some verses I made one evening in these very woods.' 'Nay,' replied St Aubert, 'dismiss the almost, and venture quite; let us hear what vagaries fancy has been playing in your mind. If.
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St Aubert was so much struck with it, that he determined, if he could hear of a road, to penetrate further among the mountains, and, bending his way rather more to the south, to emerge into Rousillon, and coast the Mediterranean along ...
St Aubert was so much struck with it, that he determined, if he could hear of a road, to penetrate further among the mountains, and, bending his way rather more to the south, to emerge into Rousillon, and coast the Mediterranean along ...
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