Originally published in 1794, The Mysteries of Udolpho is Radcliffe's most popular novel and is considered the archetypal Gothic novel. It is about Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father and supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle.
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Originally published in 1794, The Mysteries of Udolpho is Radcliffe's most popular novel and is considered the archetypal Gothic novel. It is about Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father and supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle.
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As a fan of Jane Austen, I've enjoyed Northanger Abbey and had wondered about all the Udolpho references. I was unable to force myself to continue reading it after page 400 something. I found the prose lovely for the first three or four pages and after that very repetitious.
For my taste there was not enough action to balance the description. I also had a problem with not really caring about any of the characters, except perhaps the French maid. The heroine's propensity to faint when the going got tough was perhaps what was expected of genteel young women of the time, but I found it extremely irritating.
If one were on a desert island and it was the only book available, I'd say read this book. Otherwise, I could not honestly recommend it.
