The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

He is violent and cruel to his wife and Emily, and locks them in his castle. Additional formats may also be available from the main Gutenberg site.

Her aunt’s husband, an Italian nobleman called Montoni, tries to force Emily to marry his friend. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe Project Gutenberg Release 3268 Select author names above for additional information and titles Download the ebook in a format below. When her father dies, the orphaned Emily goes to live with her aunt. Here she must cope with an unwanted suitor, Montonis threats, and the wild imaginings and terrors which threaten to overwhelm her. Aubert, a beautiful and virtuous young woman. This is the story of the orphaned Emily St Aubert who finds herself separated from the man she loves and confined within the Castle of Udolpho by her aunts new husband, Montoni. The Mysteries of Udolpho is set in France and Italy in the late 16th century. Sun 13th Oct 1996, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM The Mysteries of Udolpho takes place in a pseudo-medieval world, a world in which strange music floats on the midnight air, half-seen forms walk through unlit corridors, and danger threatens. It was then and continues to be widely regarded as a key text in the development of the Gothic genre.ĭramatised in two parts by Catherine Czerkawska.ġ: Young Emily St Aubert finds herself in the terrible Castle of UdolphoĢ: Will Emily escape the clutches of the sinister Montoni? It was one of the most popular novels of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Aubuert is imprisoned by her evil guardian, Count Montoni, in his gloomy medieval fortress in the Appenines, terror becomes the order of the day. The Mysteries of Udolpho is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, published in 1794. Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho: A Romance Interspersed With Some Pieces of Poetry.