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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When Emily decides to reside at her childhood home, La Vallée, it is because 'its pleasant scenes and the tender remembrances that haunted them had claims upon her heart'. There, too, as she enters with Valancourt, 'the pleasant shades ...
When Emily decides to reside at her childhood home, La Vallée, it is because 'its pleasant scenes and the tender remembrances that haunted them had claims upon her heart'. There, too, as she enters with Valancourt, 'the pleasant shades ...
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God is best pleased with the homage of a grateful heart, and, when we view his glories, we feel most grateful. ... done in the few hours, that I have been here, where I need only look on all around me – to adore God in my inmost heart!
God is best pleased with the homage of a grateful heart, and, when we view his glories, we feel most grateful. ... done in the few hours, that I have been here, where I need only look on all around me – to adore God in my inmost heart!
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Sensibility – the eighteenth-century feeling heart – is repeatedly criticized by the narrator and by some of the characters for its dangerous potential to destabilize and weaken individuals – particularly women – making them susceptible ...
Sensibility – the eighteenth-century feeling heart – is repeatedly criticized by the narrator and by some of the characters for its dangerous potential to destabilize and weaken individuals – particularly women – making them susceptible ...
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... The sweet expression of her pensive face, The light'ning smile, the animated grace – The portrait well the lover's voice supplies; Speaks all his heart must feel, his tongue would say: Yet ah! not all his heart must sadly feel!
... The sweet expression of her pensive face, The light'ning smile, the animated grace – The portrait well the lover's voice supplies; Speaks all his heart must feel, his tongue would say: Yet ah! not all his heart must sadly feel!
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The claims of misfortune appeared to have softened down all the ruggedness and prejudices of his heart. St Aubert unhappy, seemed to be the sole idea that occupied his mind. It was in manners, more than in words, that he appeared to ...
The claims of misfortune appeared to have softened down all the ruggedness and prejudices of his heart. St Aubert unhappy, seemed to be the sole idea that occupied his mind. It was in manners, more than in words, that he appeared to ...
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