The Mysteries of Udolpho
A Romance
$24.56
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2001
Summary
First time in Penguin Classics
This was the most popular novel of Radcliffe’s time and Radcliffe’s portrayal of her heroine’s inner life raised the Gothic romance to a new level. The atmosphere of fear and the gripping plot continue to thrill today. This is the story of the orphaned Emily St Aubert who finds herself separated from the man she loves and confined within the Castle of Udolpho by her aunt’s new husband, Montoni. Here she must cope with an unwanted suitor, Montoni’s threat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437591 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140437592 |
| Author: | Ann Radcliffe, Jacqueline Howard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2001 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was the leading exponent of Gothic fiction. During her lifetime she published five novels including A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1797), as well as a collection of European travel writings. Her novels were immensely popular and much imitated.
Jacqueline Howard is Co-ordinator of English and Languages at St. Mary’s College in Adelaide, South Australia, and author of ‘Reading Gothic Fiction- A Bakhtinian Approach’.
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