{"product_id":"the-mysteries-of-udolpho-paperback","title":"The Mysteries of Udolpho - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cb\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, \u003cb\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of orphan Emily St. Aubert, who finds herself separated from the man she loves and confined within the medieval castle of her aunt's new husband, Montoni. Inside the castle, she must cope with an unwanted suitor, Montoni's threats, and the wild imaginings and terrors that threaten to overwhelm her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition includes an introduction that discusses the publication and early reception of the novel, the genre of Gothic romance, and Radcliffe's use of history, exotic settings, the supernatural, and poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Radcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1764, the daughter of a London tradesman. In 1786 she married William Radcliffe, later the manager of The English Chronicle. She set her first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne\u003c\/b\u003e (1789), in Scotland, and it received little critical or public attention. Using more exotic locations in Europe, notably the 'sublime' landscapes of the Alps and Pyrenees, she wrote four more novels within ten years: \u003cb\u003eA Sicilian Romance \u003c\/b\u003e(1790), \u003cb\u003eThe Romance of the Forest\u003c\/b\u003e (1791), \u003cb\u003e The Mysteries of Udolfo\u003c\/b\u003e (1794) and \u003cb\u003eThe Italian \u003c\/b\u003e(1797), as well as a volume of descriptions of her travels in Holland, Germany and the Lake District. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe success of \u003cb\u003eThe Romance of the Forest\u003c\/b\u003e established Radcliffe as the leading exponent of the historical Gothic Romance. Her later novels met with even greater attention, and produced many imitators (and, famously, Jane Austen's burlesque of \u003cb\u003eThe Romance of the Forest\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e), and influenced the work of Sir Walter Scott and Mary Wollstonecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Italian\u003c\/b\u003e was the last book she published in her lifetime; a novel, \u003cb\u003eGaston de Blondeville\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSt. Albans Abbey: A Metrical Tale\u003c\/b\u003e were published posthumously. Despite the sensational nature of her romances and their enormous success, Radcliffe and her husband lived quietly--she made only one foreign journey and barely glimpsed the Alps that she wrote about so vividly. She died in 1823 from respiratory problems probably caused by pneumonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7.81 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53851624309069,"sku":"9780140437591","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/cnBhU2xpU1VEOWZvT1U0U0tGRWFSZz09.webp?v=1778025038","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-mysteries-of-udolpho-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}