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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St Aubert has 'retired from the multitude' to live in the rural tranquillity of Gascony, where the grandeur of natural scenery frequently impresses on Emily's heart 'a sacred awe' and her thoughts go winging to 'the GOD OF HEAVEN AND ...
St Aubert has 'retired from the multitude' to live in the rural tranquillity of Gascony, where the grandeur of natural scenery frequently impresses on Emily's heart 'a sacred awe' and her thoughts go winging to 'the GOD OF HEAVEN AND ...
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Yet, amidst the changing visions of life, his principles remained unshaken, his benevolence unchilled; and he retired from the multitude 'more in pity than in anger,' 2 to scenes of simple nature, to the pure delights of literature, ...
Yet, amidst the changing visions of life, his principles remained unshaken, his benevolence unchilled; and he retired from the multitude 'more in pity than in anger,' 2 to scenes of simple nature, to the pure delights of literature, ...
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At length he disengaged himself from the world, and retired hither, to realize the wishes of many years. The building, as it then stood, was merely a summer cottage, rendered interesting to a stranger by its neat simplicity, ...
At length he disengaged himself from the world, and retired hither, to realize the wishes of many years. The building, as it then stood, was merely a summer cottage, rendered interesting to a stranger by its neat simplicity, ...
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Before they separated for the night, M. Quesnel desired to speak with St Aubert alone, and they retired to another room, where they remained a considerable time. The subject of this conversation was not known; but, whatever it might be, ...
Before they separated for the night, M. Quesnel desired to speak with St Aubert alone, and they retired to another room, where they remained a considerable time. The subject of this conversation was not known; but, whatever it might be, ...
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St Aubert continued silent till he reached the chateau, where his wife had retired to her chamber. The languor and dejection, that had lately oppressed her, and which the exertion called forth by the arrival of her guests had suspended, ...
St Aubert continued silent till he reached the chateau, where his wife had retired to her chamber. The languor and dejection, that had lately oppressed her, and which the exertion called forth by the arrival of her guests had suspended, ...
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