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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... first loved her , and which had fuf- fered a temporary abatement from absence and the paffing scenes of bufy life . When , on the receipt of her letter , he fet out for Lan- guedoc , he then knew , that his own folly had involved him in ...
... first loved her , and which had fuf- fered a temporary abatement from absence and the paffing scenes of bufy life . When , on the receipt of her letter , he fet out for Lan- guedoc , he then knew , that his own folly had involved him in ...
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... first words were alternately those of lamentation , entreaty and felf - re- proach . Afterward , he faid , " Emily , I have loved you - I do love you , better than my life ; but I am ruined by my own conduct . Yet I would seek to ...
... first words were alternately those of lamentation , entreaty and felf - re- proach . Afterward , he faid , " Emily , I have loved you - I do love you , better than my life ; but I am ruined by my own conduct . Yet I would seek to ...
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... first object , which struck her fight , was the vacant chair , where Valancourt had fat . The tears , which had been , for fome time , repreff- ed by the kind of astonishment , that fol- lowed his departure , now came to her relief ...
... first object , which struck her fight , was the vacant chair , where Valancourt had fat . The tears , which had been , for fome time , repreff- ed by the kind of astonishment , that fol- lowed his departure , now came to her relief ...
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... first efforts were accordingly those of contrivance alone . In the neighbour- hood of Udolpho , he waited till he had fecu- red the affistance of feveral of the condottieri , of whom he found none , that he addreffed , unwilling to ...
... first efforts were accordingly those of contrivance alone . In the neighbour- hood of Udolpho , he waited till he had fecu- red the affistance of feveral of the condottieri , of whom he found none , that he addreffed , unwilling to ...
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... first arrival at Udolpho , and whose concealment had been made known to the fe- nate by Count Morano , after the unfuccefs- ful attempt of the latter to carry off Emily . It was , indeed , partly for the purpose of cap- turing this man ...
... first arrival at Udolpho , and whose concealment had been made known to the fe- nate by Count Morano , after the unfuccefs- ful attempt of the latter to carry off Emily . It was , indeed , partly for the purpose of cap- turing this man ...
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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.