The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
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ABOUT The Mysteries of Udolpho
“A well-informed mind is the best security against the contagion of folly and vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness.”
The Mysteries of Udolpho , is a Gothic romance novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in 1794.
The novel follows the story of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her parents, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and machinations of an Italian brigand. Often cited as the archetypal Gothic novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho is Radcliffe’s fourth and most popular novel.
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