The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of PoetryCosimo, Inc., 01/11/2008 - 672 من الصفحات Sir Walter Scott esteemed her "the first poetess of romantic fiction." Jane Austen borrowed prodigiously from her-and sent up the steamy overwroughtness of her writing-in Northanger Abbey. British author ANN RADCLIFFE (1764-1823) pioneered the Gothic romance as popular fiction with her 1789 debut novel, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, and went on to wild success with further works of demure heroines lost in the perils of supernatural melodrama. In this 1794 thriller, perhaps the quintessential example of the genre and Radcliffe's most popular work, the young and beautiful orphan Emily St. Aubert is imprisoned at sinister Castle Udolpho, and suffers frustrated romance and the hauntings of ghosts. A vital example of early horror and later a profound influence on pulp fiction, this is essential reading for both fans of the genre and those interested in its psychological and thematic development. |
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... , and the quick- ness of discernment , than of any other character . Signor Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but equal to him in penetration of The Mysteries of Udolpho 23.
... , and the quick- ness of discernment , than of any other character . Signor Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but equal to him in penetration of The Mysteries of Udolpho 23.
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... Signor Montoni was lately come from Italy , and he spoke of the commotions which at that period agitated the country ; talked of party differences with warmth , and then lamented the probable consequences of the tumults . His friend ...
... Signor Montoni was lately come from Italy , and he spoke of the commotions which at that period agitated the country ; talked of party differences with warmth , and then lamented the probable consequences of the tumults . His friend ...
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... Signor Montoni , and his friend Cavigni , the late visitors at M. Quesnel's , who now seemed to converse with Madame Cheron with the familiarity of old acquaintance , and she to attend to them with par- ticular pleasure . This Signor ...
... Signor Montoni , and his friend Cavigni , the late visitors at M. Quesnel's , who now seemed to converse with Madame Cheron with the familiarity of old acquaintance , and she to attend to them with par- ticular pleasure . This Signor ...
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... Signor Cavigni , and neither perceived Valancourt , or was willing to be interrupted . A faintness suddenly came over Emily , and , unable to support herself , she sat down on a turf bank beneath the trees , where several other persons ...
... Signor Cavigni , and neither perceived Valancourt , or was willing to be interrupted . A faintness suddenly came over Emily , and , unable to support herself , she sat down on a turf bank beneath the trees , where several other persons ...
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... Signor ! " said Madame Cheron , with an affected smile , “ I per- ceive you have learnt the art of complimenting , since you came into France . But it is cruel to compliment children , since they mistake flat- tery for truth . " Cavigni ...
... Signor ! " said Madame Cheron , with an affected smile , “ I per- ceive you have learnt the art of complimenting , since you came into France . But it is cruel to compliment children , since they mistake flat- tery for truth . " Cavigni ...
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