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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... hand , and that of Emily , and weep the more . He felt the tender enthu- siasm stealing upon himself in a degree that became almost painful ; his features assumed a serious air , and he could not forbear secretly sigh- ing— “ Perhaps I ...
... hand , and that of Emily , and weep the more . He felt the tender enthu- siasm stealing upon himself in a degree that became almost painful ; his features assumed a serious air , and he could not forbear secretly sigh- ing— “ Perhaps I ...
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... hand in silence , while she continued to weep ; and it was some moments before he could so far command his voice as to speak . It trembled while he said , " My Emily , I am going to prayers with my family ; you will join us . We must ...
... hand in silence , while she continued to weep ; and it was some moments before he could so far command his voice as to speak . It trembled while he said , " My Emily , I am going to prayers with my family ; you will join us . We must ...
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... hand , is all vice - vice , of which the deformity is not softened , or the effect consoled for , by any semblance or possibility of good . You know my sufferings , and are , therefore , convinced that mine are not the light words which ...
... hand , is all vice - vice , of which the deformity is not softened , or the effect consoled for , by any semblance or possibility of good . You know my sufferings , and are , therefore , convinced that mine are not the light words which ...
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... hand , pressed it affectionately , without speaking , and soon after called to the muleteer , who sat at a little distance , con- cerning a road among the mountains towards Rousillon . Michael said , there were several that way , but he ...
... hand , pressed it affectionately , without speaking , and soon after called to the muleteer , who sat at a little distance , con- cerning a road among the mountains towards Rousillon . Michael said , there were several that way , but he ...
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... hand upon the arms with which he always travelled . As they advanced , the valley opened ; its savage features gradually softened , and , towards evening , they were among heathy mountains , stretched in far perspective , along which ...
... hand upon the arms with which he always travelled . As they advanced , the valley opened ; its savage features gradually softened , and , towards evening , they were among heathy mountains , stretched in far perspective , along which ...
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