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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... whither they gave him and Madame St. Aubert a press- ing invitation , prompted rather by the vanity of displaying their splen- dour , than by a wish to make their friends happy . Emily returned , with delight , to the liberty which ...
... whither they gave him and Madame St. Aubert a press- ing invitation , prompted rather by the vanity of displaying their splen- dour , than by a wish to make their friends happy . Emily returned , with delight , to the liberty which ...
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... whither the mules could not go , from which the prospect opened in greater magnificence ; and often sauntering over hillocks covered with laven- der , wild thyme , juniper , and tamarisc ; and under the shades of woods , between those ...
... whither the mules could not go , from which the prospect opened in greater magnificence ; and often sauntering over hillocks covered with laven- der , wild thyme , juniper , and tamarisc ; and under the shades of woods , between those ...
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... whither , or to whom . Something , however , it was necessary to determine upon immediately ; St. Aubert , therefore , told Michael to proceed slowly ; but they had not gone far , when he fainted , and the carriage was again stopped ...
... whither , or to whom . Something , however , it was necessary to determine upon immediately ; St. Aubert , therefore , told Michael to proceed slowly ; but they had not gone far , when he fainted , and the carriage was again stopped ...
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... whither his daughter was gone , anxiety for her overcame every regard for himself , and he had sent him in search of her . He was , however , still languid , and , perceiving himself unable to travel much farther , he renewed his ...
... whither his daughter was gone , anxiety for her overcame every regard for himself , and he had sent him in search of her . He was , however , still languid , and , perceiving himself unable to travel much farther , he renewed his ...
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... Whither have you been rambling so early ? " said Madame Cheron , as her niece entered the breakfast - room . “ I don't approve of these soli- tary walks ; " and Emily was surprised , when , having informed her aunt , that she had been ...
... Whither have you been rambling so early ? " said Madame Cheron , as her niece entered the breakfast - room . “ I don't approve of these soli- tary walks ; " and Emily was surprised , when , having informed her aunt , that she had been ...
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