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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... by the evening breeze , gave the only sounds , that stole on silence , except a faint , faint chorus of distant voices , that arose from within the castle . -from Chapter XII PAGE 3 150 316 473 VOLUME 1 CHAPTER I home.
... by the evening breeze , gave the only sounds , that stole on silence , except a faint , faint chorus of distant voices , that arose from within the castle . -from Chapter XII PAGE 3 150 316 473 VOLUME 1 CHAPTER I home.
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... gave a character to the scene entirely French . The front of the chateau , which , having a southern aspect , opened upon the grandeur of the mountains , was occupied on the ground floor by a rustic hall , and two excellent sitting ...
... gave a character to the scene entirely French . The front of the chateau , which , having a southern aspect , opened upon the grandeur of the mountains , was occupied on the ground floor by a rustic hall , and two excellent sitting ...
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... gave a pensive tone to her spirits , and a softness to her manner , which added grace to beauty , and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial disposition . But St. Aubert had too much good sense to prefer a ...
... gave a pensive tone to her spirits , and a softness to her manner , which added grace to beauty , and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial disposition . But St. Aubert had too much good sense to prefer a ...
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... gave a severe shock to his constitution . Madame St. Aubert and Emily attended him with unremitting care ; but his recovery was very slow , and , as he advanced towards health , Madame seemed to decline . The first scene he visited ...
... gave a severe shock to his constitution . Madame St. Aubert and Emily attended him with unremitting care ; but his recovery was very slow , and , as he advanced towards health , Madame seemed to decline . The first scene he visited ...
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... gave him a hope , that they might never take place . 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 ...
... gave him a hope , that they might never take place . 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 ...
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