{"product_id":"the-veiled-picture-or-the-mysteries-of-gorgono-paperback","title":"The Veiled Picture; Or, the Mysteries of Gorgono - 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 Ward Radcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Voller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful young Emily D'Orville lives a peaceful existence in the French countryside with her loving parents. But when tragedy strikes and leaves her an orphan, Emily is separated from her true love Angereau and imprisoned in the Castle of Gorgono, her sinister uncle's fortress in the Apennine Mountains. Can Emily escape the horrors of Gorgono, or will she fall victim to Signor Androssi and his murderous friends? And what is the mystery of the horrifying picture that hangs in a locked chamber, shrouded in a black veil? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1802, \u003ci\u003eThe Veiled Picture\u003c\/i\u003e is a chapbook redaction of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e (1794). \u003ci\u003eThe Veiled Picture\u003c\/i\u003e faithfully preserves every major character and plot element from \u003ci\u003eUdolpho\u003c\/i\u003e while eliminating many of its details and descriptions, making it the ideal introduction to the study of Radcliffe's work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Valancourt Books edition includes a new introduction and notes by Jack G. Voller, as well as a wealth of appendices, including the complete text of contemporary reviews of \u003ci\u003eUdolpho\u003c\/i\u003e, contemporary reactions, mini essays on Gothic architecture and the sublime, and a comparison of key passages in \u003ci\u003eThe Veiled Picture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755482964301,"sku":"9780977784189","price":38.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/djJWaXZWdHpWZUJLT1B5d0w5eEloZz09.webp?v=1776719053","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-veiled-picture-or-the-mysteries-of-gorgono-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}