The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance; Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry, Volume 4Ann Radcliffe's orphaned heroine Emily St. Aubert finds herself imprisoned in her evil guardina Count Ontoni's gloomy medieval fortress in the remote Apennines of Italy. Terror is inside the walls of Udolpho, as she strugges aganist Montoni's schemes and the threat of her own psychological distintegration. Radicliffe's work influenced the development of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror fiction. |
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... circumstance , and affected by the dusky and folemn air of the apartment , remained filent , and they paffed on through a long fuite of rooms , till they came to one more fpacious than the reft , and rich in the remains of faded ...
... circumstance , and affected by the dusky and folemn air of the apartment , remained filent , and they paffed on through a long fuite of rooms , till they came to one more fpacious than the reft , and rich in the remains of faded ...
Page 69
... circumstance , oc- . curring in the very scene of her fufferings , affected Emily's imagination with a fuper- ftitious awe , to which , after having detected the fallacies at Udolpho , fhe might not have yielded , had he been ignorant ...
... circumstance , oc- . curring in the very scene of her fufferings , affected Emily's imagination with a fuper- ftitious awe , to which , after having detected the fallacies at Udolpho , fhe might not have yielded , had he been ignorant ...
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... circumstances made him fecretly approve of the connec- tion ; but , thinking his daughter at this time too young to fix her choice for life , and wishing to prove the fincerity and strength of the Chevalier's attachment , he then ...
... circumstances made him fecretly approve of the connec- tion ; but , thinking his daughter at this time too young to fix her choice for life , and wishing to prove the fincerity and strength of the Chevalier's attachment , he then ...
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... circumstances concerning Ludovico , whofe disappearance , her auditors almoft unanimously agreed , had been effected by fupernatural means . " A belief had fo long prevailed , " said a nun , who was called fifter Frances , " that the ...
... circumstances concerning Ludovico , whofe disappearance , her auditors almoft unanimously agreed , had been effected by fupernatural means . " A belief had fo long prevailed , " said a nun , who was called fifter Frances , " that the ...
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... circumstances , that have occurred at the chateau , have fo much awakened my curi- ofity , that I fhall be pardoned the question . What was his imputed crime , and what the punishment , to which fifter Agnes al- luded ? " " We must be ...
... circumstances , that have occurred at the chateau , have fo much awakened my curi- ofity , that I fhall be pardoned the question . What was his imputed crime , and what the punishment , to which fifter Agnes al- luded ? " " We must be ...
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abbefs Agnes alfo almoſt Annette appeared Aubert Baron becauſe Bonnac caſtle chamber chateau circumftances converfation countenance diſcovered door Dorothée Du Pont Emily's emotion endeavoured enquiries expreffed eyes faid Emily faid fhe faid the Count fcarcely fcene fear feemed feen fervants fhall fhould fifter fighed filent fince firſt fmile Foix folemn fome fometimes fomewhat foon fpirits ftill ftranger fubject fuch fuffered furpriſed happineſs heard heart herſelf himſelf houſe intereft Lady Blanche laft Languedoc laſt late Laurentini lefs liftened loft look lord Ludovico madam mademoiſelle Marchionefs Marquis melan melancholy Monf Montoni moſt muſt neceffary night obferved occafioned paffed paffion pauſed perceived perfon poffible Pont prefent promiſed Pyrenées reaſon recollected reft replied requeſt returned rofe rothée ſaid ſcene ſeen ſhe ſpeak ſteps ſtill tears thefe Therefa theſe thofe thoſe thought tion Udolpho uſed Valan Valancourt Vallée vifit Villefort Villeroi voice whofe whoſe
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Page 223 - Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale! Light thickens; and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood: Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Page 211 - A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
Page 180 - Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain, Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain. Awake but one, and lo, what myriads rise ! Each stamps its image as the other flies.
Page 423 - The sumptuous banners of the family of Villeroi, which had long slept in dust, were once more unfurled, to wave over the gothic points of painted casements; and music echoed, in many a lingering close, through every winding gallery and colonnade of that vast edifice.
Page 150 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Page 106 - ... with spots, that it was not without difficulty the letters could be traced. The fictions of the Provencal writers, whether drawn from the Arabian legends brought by the Saracens into Spain, or recounting the chivalric exploits performed by...
Page 104 - It is midnight,' said he, and he looked suspiciously round the spacious chamber. The fire on the hearth was now nearly expiring, for his attention having been engaged by the book before him, he...
Page 89 - They now returned to the supper-room, where the count's guests awaited to accompany him and Ludovico to the door of the north apartments; and Dorothee, being summoned for the keys, delivered them to Ludovico, who then led the way, followed by most of the inhabitants of the chateau. Having reached the back staircase, several of the servants shrunk back, and refused to go further; but the rest followed him to the top of the staircase, where a broad landing-place allowed them to flock round him, while...
Page 400 - Had she dared to look again, her delusion and her fears would have vanished together, and she would have perceived that the figure before her was not human, but formed of wax.