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A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction. After Emily St. Aubuert is imprisoned by... Read Full Overview

Stranded in a gloomy medieval fortress, an orphaned heroine battles the devious schemes of her guardians as well as her own pensive visions and melancholy fancies. Generations of readers have thrilled to The Mysteries of Udolpho, one of the most popular of the early Gothic... Read Full Overview

'Her heart became faint with terror . . . she saw the door move, and then slowly open' Emily St Aubert with her loving, enlightened parents in exquisitely happy rural isolation. But when she is tragically orphaned, the beautiful young woman is thrown on the mercy of her heartless... Read Full Overview

With The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe raised the Gothic romance to a new level and inspired a long line of imitators. Portraying her heroine's inner life, creating a thick atmosphere of fear, and providing a gripping plot that continues to thrill readers today,... Read Full Overview

The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was published in four volumes on 8 May 1794 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London. The firm paid her ?500 for the manuscript. The contract is housed at the University of Virginia Library. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries... Read Full Overview

Es la cuarta y m s famosa novela de la autora. Los misterios de Udolfo cuenta las aventuras de Emily St. Aubert quien sufre, entre otras calamidades, la muerte de su padre, terrores sobrenaturales en un sombr o castillo, y las maquinaciones de un bandolero italiano. A menudo... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was published in four volumes. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries... Read Full Overview

First published in four volumes in 1794, Ann Radcliffe's "The Mysteries of Udolpho" is an unparalleled example of Gothic romance and was wildly popular upon its first appearance. Often cited as the archetypal Gothic novel, the story portrays the multitude of misfortunes heaped... Read Full Overview

A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Sade, Poe, and other purveyors of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction. After Emily St. Aubuert is imprisoned by... Read Full Overview

Ann Radcliffe was one of the first Gothic novelists, and her works continue to be widely read today. The supernatural themes of her books helped popularize the genre and paved the way for subsequent novelists like Jane Austen and other Gothic works.

Set in the late 1500s, this historical gothic novel is a tale of horror and psychological terror from Ann Radcliffe, one of the most influential writers of the genre.

Emily St. Aubert suffered the loss of her mother early in life and formed a tight... Read Full Overview