{"product_id":"the-mysteries-of-udolpho-paperback-2","title":"The Mysteries of Udolpho - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The first poetess of romantic fiction.\"-Sir Walter Scott\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\"Mrs. Radcliffe is a mistress of hints, suggestions, minute details, breathless pauses, and the hush of suspense.\" --The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Compared to Udolpho, Montoni's mountain hideaway, Castle Dracula is a country day school.\" --Barbara Walker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliff's \u003ci\u003eMysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most famous English gothic novels ever published, was a significant influence on later authors including Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, and Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e In combining the supernatural elements of the gothic genre with a deep sensitivity of emotion, this work reveals the height of Radcliffe's powers as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving a picturesque life in rural Late-16th Century France, Emily St. Aubert, the novel's beautiful and sensitive protagonist becomes an orphan when both of her parents die. Adopted by her unaffectionate aunt Madame Cheron, Emily is ultimately imprisoned by Cheron and her cruel husband, the Italian nobleman Signor Montoni. The natural beauty of her life as a young girl in France is contrasted with the seclusion in the eponymous castle where Montoni's controlling manipulations spin her life into a state of unknowable terror. The hair-raising and strange events that occur within the confines of the dreadful fortress are among the most bone-chilling in all of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Radcliffe's \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e (1794) was one of the most popular best-sellers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A tale of psychological blight under the cloak of a gothic romance, this story of a young frenchwomen's entrapment in a medieval fortress is a seductively haunting classic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 724\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53379217457517,"sku":"9781513266121","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/c3lVVTVTbVphaWVRcUhyNmV3cmxzQT09.webp?v=1779979985","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mysteries-of-udolpho-paperback-2","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}