Set in 1584, The Mysteries of Udolpho tells the story of Emily St. Aubert, a young French woman who is orphaned after the death of her father. The novel is a quintessential ...

'The Mysteries of Udolpho' is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It is her most popular novel, and tells the story of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the ...

Gloomy castles. Villainous Counts. Swordfights galore. If you’re looking for the ultimate Gothic novel, "The Mysteries of Udolpho" takes some beating. Set in the 1500s, it ...

This 1794 classic tells the tale of Emily St. Aubert, a young woman imprisioned within the towering Castle Udolpho by Signor Montoni. Stranded far from civilisation, she must ...

“The first poetess of romantic fiction.”-Sir Walter Scott ““Mrs. Radcliffe is a mistress of hints, suggestions, minute details, breathless pauses, and the hush of suspense ...

Reproduction of the original: The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe