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. |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 44
الصفحة
Here already we live in that world and perceive it, closely bound up as it is with the web of earthly nature.' 32 References to the numinous are made explicitly in Udolpho's recurrent deistic emphasis on the precedence of nature over ...
Here already we live in that world and perceive it, closely bound up as it is with the web of earthly nature.' 32 References to the numinous are made explicitly in Udolpho's recurrent deistic emphasis on the precedence of nature over ...
الصفحة
Ann is sent to live for long periods with her relatives, in particular her uncle by marriage Thomas Bentley, Unitarian business partner of the famous potter Josiah Wedgwood, whose shop in Bath William Ward manages for the next eighteen ...
Ann is sent to live for long periods with her relatives, in particular her uncle by marriage Thomas Bentley, Unitarian business partner of the famous potter Josiah Wedgwood, whose shop in Bath William Ward manages for the next eighteen ...
الصفحة
But let me not misuse them by useless anticipation; let me hope I shall not live to mourn the loss of those who are dearer to me than life.' To relieve, or perhaps to indulge, the pensive temper of his mind, he bade Emily fetch the lute ...
But let me not misuse them by useless anticipation; let me hope I shall not live to mourn the loss of those who are dearer to me than life.' To relieve, or perhaps to indulge, the pensive temper of his mind, he bade Emily fetch the lute ...
الصفحة
... 'for Paris and its neighbourhood is the only place in the world to live in, and I am so immersed in politics, and have so many affairs of moment on my hands, that I find it difficult to steal away even for a month or two.
... 'for Paris and its neighbourhood is the only place in the world to live in, and I am so immersed in politics, and have so many affairs of moment on my hands, that I find it difficult to steal away even for a month or two.
الصفحة
'I live for my family and myself,' said St Aubert; 'I am now contented to know only happiness; – formerly I knew life.' 'I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres12 on improvements,' said M. Quesnel, without seeming to notice the ...
'I live for my family and myself,' said St Aubert; 'I am now contented to know only happiness; – formerly I knew life.' 'I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres12 on improvements,' said M. Quesnel, without seeming to notice the ...
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
added affected Annette apartment appeared attention aunt believe Blanche called castle chamber chateau circumstances concerning conduct considered continued conversation Count countenance dark dear distance door Emily Emily’s emotion endeavoured expected expressed eyes fancy father fear felt followed gave give hand happiness hear heard heart hope hour immediately interest Italy kind knew lady Languedoc late leave length light listened live looked Ludovico ma’amselle Madame Madame Montoni manner means melancholy mention mind moment Montoni mountains never night object observed occasioned once opened passed paused perceived person present reached reason received recollected remained remembered replied retired returned round scarcely scene seemed seen servants Signor silent smile sometimes soon sound speak spirits St Aubert steps suffered surprise tears tell terror thought till told travellers trembling turned Valancourt voice walked watch wish woods