The Mysteries of Udolpho: Volume I - Softcover
This edition contains the first volume of The Mysteries of Udolpho, together with the poetry and verse which makes the story so unique and treasured.
Unusual for interspersing poems from previous centuries throughout its pages, The Mysteries of Udolpho is a novel in four volumes which follows the adventures of Emily St. Aubert and her father as they travel south from their native Gascony, through the Pyrenees mountains, and onto the idyllic Mediterranean coastal region of Roussillon. Throughout the journey young Emily is inspired by the mountain peaks, comparing the heights with many of the poems with which she is familiar.
Encountering a handsome young nobleman named Sue Valancourt Brown, who possesses an uncanny affinity to nature and the natural world, Emily quickly falls for him. However, her chances of marriage are spoiled when her father succumbs to a long illness - back in France, her aunt has married an apparently Italian noble named Montoni who treats both her and Emily with only cruel disregard in the gloomy keep of Udolpho.
The Mysteries of Udolpho is a bounding work in which aesthetics, romance and gothic literature intertwine. In addition, the book's frequent quoting of verse lends a cultured and lyrical element, conferring further meaning to the drama as it unfolds. Owing to its eclecticism, the work has been much read and referenced in literary circles.
First published in 1794, the novel may be considered both as a fine story in its own right, and as a celebration of the literary poets of the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras. It was also famously the target of a satire by Jane Austen, in her book Northanger Abbey.
Unusual for interspersing poems from previous centuries throughout its pages, The Mysteries of Udolpho is a novel in four volumes which follows the adventures of Emily St. Aubert and her father as they travel south from their native Gascony, through the Pyrenees mountains, and onto the idyllic Mediterranean coastal region of Roussillon. Throughout the journey young Emily is inspired by the mountain peaks, comparing the heights with many of the poems with which she is familiar.
Encountering a handsome young nobleman named Sue Valancourt Brown, who possesses an uncanny affinity to nature and the natural world, Emily quickly falls for him. However, her chances of marriage are spoiled when her father succumbs to a long illness - back in France, her aunt has married an apparently Italian noble named Montoni who treats both her and Emily with only cruel disregard in the gloomy keep of Udolpho.
The Mysteries of Udolpho is a bounding work in which aesthetics, romance and gothic literature intertwine. In addition, the book's frequent quoting of verse lends a cultured and lyrical element, conferring further meaning to the drama as it unfolds. Owing to its eclecticism, the work has been much read and referenced in literary circles.
First published in 1794, the novel may be considered both as a fine story in its own right, and as a celebration of the literary poets of the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras. It was also famously the target of a satire by Jane Austen, in her book Northanger Abbey.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Ann Radcliffe (9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and a pioneer of the Gothic novel. Her style is romantic in its vivid descriptions of landscapes and long travel scenes, yet the Gothic element is obvious through her use of the supernatural. It was her technique of explained Gothicism, the final revelation of inexplicable phenomena, that helped the Gothic novel achieve respectability in the 1790s.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 153777297X
- ISBN 13 9781537772974
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages132
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Mysteries of Udolpho: Volume I
Published by
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
(2016)
ISBN 10: 153777297X
ISBN 13: 9781537772974
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00043119630
Buy Used
US$ 19.80
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Mysteries of Udolpho: Volume I
Published by
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
(2016)
ISBN 10: 153777297X
ISBN 13: 9781537772974
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010923010
Buy Used
US$ 30.61
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Mysteries of Udolpho: Volume I
Published by
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
(2016)
ISBN 10: 153777297X
ISBN 13: 9781537772974
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1700820212. 11/24/2023 10:03:32 AM. Seller Inventory # U9781537772974
Buy Used
US$ 35.19
Convert currency