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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... knew how to touch with such sweet pathos . As she drew near the fishing - house , she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument , which were awakened by the hand of taste , and uttered a plaintive air , whose exquisite melody ...
... knew how to touch with such sweet pathos . As she drew near the fishing - house , she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument , which were awakened by the hand of taste , and uttered a plaintive air , whose exquisite melody ...
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... knew to be negotiating with the Porte , and of the light in which Henry of Navarre was received , M. St. Aubert recol- lected enough of his former experience to be assured , that his guest could be only of an inferior class of ...
... knew to be negotiating with the Porte , and of the light in which Henry of Navarre was received , M. St. Aubert recol- lected enough of his former experience to be assured , that his guest could be only of an inferior class of ...
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... knew nothing of Parisian fashions , or Parisian operas ; and her modesty , simplicity , and correct manners formed a decided contrast to those of her female companions . After dinner , St. Aubert stole from the room to view once more ...
... knew nothing of Parisian fashions , or Parisian operas ; and her modesty , simplicity , and correct manners formed a decided contrast to those of her female companions . After dinner , St. Aubert stole from the room to view once more ...
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... knew till now that he had a picture of any other lady than her mother , much less that he had one which he evidently valued so highly ; but having looked repeatedly , to be certain that it was not the resemblance of Madame St. Aubert ...
... knew till now that he had a picture of any other lady than her mother , much less that he had one which he evidently valued so highly ; but having looked repeatedly , to be certain that it was not the resemblance of Madame St. Aubert ...
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... knew that her eyes must never , never more open upon this world . St. Aubert remembered the last time of his visiting that spot in company with her , and also the mournfully presag- ing thoughts which had then arisen in his mind , and ...
... knew that her eyes must never , never more open upon this world . St. Aubert remembered the last time of his visiting that spot in company with her , and also the mournfully presag- ing thoughts which had then arisen in his mind , and ...
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