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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... paused , the music ceased ; and , after a momentary hesita- tion , she re - collected courage to advance to the fishing - house , which she entered with faltering steps , and found unoccupied ! Her lute lay on the table ; every thing ...
... paused , the music ceased ; and , after a momentary hesita- tion , she re - collected courage to advance to the fishing - house , which she entered with faltering steps , and found unoccupied ! Her lute lay on the table ; every thing ...
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... paused . But the sublime emotions of pure devotion gradually elevated his views above this world , and finally brought comfort to his heart . When the service was ended , and the servants were withdrawn , he tenderly kissed Emily , and ...
... paused . But the sublime emotions of pure devotion gradually elevated his views above this world , and finally brought comfort to his heart . When the service was ended , and the servants were withdrawn , he tenderly kissed Emily , and ...
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... paused ; and then , seeming to recollect himself , he resumed : “ If I can hear of a tolerable road , that shall afford decent accommodation , it is my intention to pass into Rousillon , and along the sea - shore to Languedoc . You ...
... paused ; and then , seeming to recollect himself , he resumed : “ If I can hear of a tolerable road , that shall afford decent accommodation , it is my intention to pass into Rousillon , and along the sea - shore to Languedoc . You ...
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... paused to contemplate these stupendous scenes , and , seated on some wild cliff , where only the ilex or the larch could flourish , looked over dark forests of fir , and precipices where human foot had never wandered , into the glen ...
... paused to contemplate these stupendous scenes , and , seated on some wild cliff , where only the ilex or the larch could flourish , looked over dark forests of fir , and precipices where human foot had never wandered , into the glen ...
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... paused . St. Aubert was silent ; Emily perceived a warm tear fall upon the hand he held ; she knew the object of his thoughts ; hers too had , for some time , been occupied by the remembrance of her mother . He seemed by an effort to ...
... paused . St. Aubert was silent ; Emily perceived a warm tear fall upon the hand he held ; she knew the object of his thoughts ; hers too had , for some time , been occupied by the remembrance of her mother . He seemed by an effort to ...
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