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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... Valancourt , stepped on first to speak to his hostess , and she came out to welcome St. Aubert into a cottage , much superior to any he had seen . This good woman seemed very willing to accommodate the strangers , who were soon ...
... Valancourt , stepped on first to speak to his hostess , and she came out to welcome St. Aubert into a cottage , much superior to any he had seen . This good woman seemed very willing to accommodate the strangers , who were soon ...
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... Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and Emily retired to their rooms , and Valancourt to his station at the door , which , at this mild season , he pre- ferred ...
... Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and Emily retired to their rooms , and Valancourt to his station at the door , which , at this mild season , he pre- ferred ...
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... Valancourt . He now himself bade the muleteer stop ; and , pro- nouncing the name of Valancourt , was answered in a voice , that no longer suffered him to doubt . St. Aubert , who instantly alighted and went to his assistance , found ...
... Valancourt . He now himself bade the muleteer stop ; and , pro- nouncing the name of Valancourt , was answered in a voice , that no longer suffered him to doubt . St. Aubert , who instantly alighted and went to his assistance , found ...
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... Valancourt , in his present state , would bear the motion of the carriage , and perceived that he was already faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not suffer ...
... Valancourt , in his present state , would bear the motion of the carriage , and perceived that he was already faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not suffer ...
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... Valancourt was silent , but laid his hand on one of St. Aubert's pistols ; St. Aubert drew forth another , and Michael was ordered to proceed as fast as possible . They passed the place , however , without being attacked ; the rovers ...
... Valancourt was silent , but laid his hand on one of St. Aubert's pistols ; St. Aubert drew forth another , and Michael was ordered to proceed as fast as possible . They passed the place , however , without being attacked ; the rovers ...
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