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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... scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track appeared on the vegetation , but what the foot of the izard had left ; they would seek one of those green recesses , which so beautifully adorn the bosom of ...
... scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track appeared on the vegetation , but what the foot of the izard had left ; they would seek one of those green recesses , which so beautifully adorn the bosom of ...
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... scarcely believe what she saw to be real . She never 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 ...
... scarcely believe what she saw to be real . She never 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 ...
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... scarcely possible for him to feel on any similar occasion . They parted with mutual regret . " If any thing could have tempted me from my retirement , ” said M. Barreaux , " it would have been the pleasure of accompanying you on this ...
... scarcely possible for him to feel on any similar occasion . They parted with mutual regret . " If any thing could have tempted me from my retirement , ” said M. Barreaux , " it would have been the pleasure of accompanying you on this ...
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... scarcely concealed their roots , and where their light branches waved to every breeze that fluttered from the mountains . The travellers were frequently met at this early hour , for the sun had not yet risen upon the valley , by ...
... scarcely concealed their roots , and where their light branches waved to every breeze that fluttered from the mountains . The travellers were frequently met at this early hour , for the sun had not yet risen upon the valley , by ...
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... scarcely distinguish the road ; his mules , however , seemed to have more sagacity , and their steps were sure . On turning the angle of a mountain , a light appeared at a distance , that illumined the rocks , and the horizon to a great ...
... scarcely distinguish the road ; his mules , however , seemed to have more sagacity , and their steps were sure . On turning the angle of a mountain , a light appeared at a distance , that illumined the rocks , and the horizon to a great ...
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