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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... heightened by obscurity and chiaroscuro, produce melancholy or a 'thrilling awe'; while charming valleys and plains, offset by the savage texture of surrounding mountains, are seen as 'beauty sleeping in the lap of horror'.
... heightened by obscurity and chiaroscuro, produce melancholy or a 'thrilling awe'; while charming valleys and plains, offset by the savage texture of surrounding mountains, are seen as 'beauty sleeping in the lap of horror'.
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... dated 1782 but published in 1783 (facsimile edn Richmond Surrey: Richmond Publishing, 1973); his Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Particularly the Mountains, ...
... dated 1782 but published in 1783 (facsimile edn Richmond Surrey: Richmond Publishing, 1973); his Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Particularly the Mountains, ...
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Adjoining the library was a greenhouse, stored with scarce and beautiful plants; for one of the amusements of St Aubert was the study of botany, and among the neighbouring mountains, which afforded a luxurious feast to the mind of the ...
Adjoining the library was a greenhouse, stored with scarce and beautiful plants; for one of the amusements of St Aubert was the study of botany, and among the neighbouring mountains, which afforded a luxurious feast to the mind of the ...
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Music and conversation detained them in this enchanting spot, till the sun's last light slept upon the plains; till the white sails that glided beneath the mountains, where the Garonne wandered, became dim, and the gloom of evening ...
Music and conversation detained them in this enchanting spot, till the sun's last light slept upon the plains; till the white sails that glided beneath the mountains, where the Garonne wandered, became dim, and the gloom of evening ...
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Madame St Aubert excused herself from sharing their usual evening walk, complaining that she was not quite well, and St Aubert and Emily went out together. They chose a walk towards the mountains, intending to visit.
Madame St Aubert excused herself from sharing their usual evening walk, complaining that she was not quite well, and St Aubert and Emily went out together. They chose a walk towards the mountains, intending to visit.
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