The Mysteries of Udolpho

First published: 1931

Description

The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) is the archetypal Gothic novel. A young woman, Emily St. Aubert, suffers the death of her father, followed by worsening physical and psychological death, mirrored in a landscape of crumbling castles and emotive Alps.

Subjects

Castles Classic Literature Fiction Gothic novels Guardian and ward Inheritance and succession Orphans Young women Air Asphyxiating and poisonous Gases Pollution Measurement

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