Mysteries of the Udolpho is a roller coaster tale of poor, orphaned Emily St. Aubert who is sent to live with her aunt after her father's tragic death. Her aunt is married to an evil count (of course!), named Montoni, who is bent upon stealing Emily's inheritance and forcing her to marry his pawn, Count Morano, against her will. Alas! She is in love with another, a virtuous and handsome young man named Valancourt, from whom she is ripped away and held prisoner in the Castle of Udolpho. Castles, deaths, inheritances, abductions, imprisonments, ghosts, and escapes, it is by all accounts a heart-pounding, unput-downable read, with a slow start that heightens into a frenzy of suspense and excitement.
It is also quite long, though many (if you read comments on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads) have said that they were so mesmerized they could not put it down and finished it within days. Hope it lives up to the centuries of hype it has garnered. We'll see. Enjoy!!
You can find Mysteries of the Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe:
For Kindle-- Free!-- Here!
For Kindle as part of the Northanger Abbey Horrid Novel Collection-- $0.99-- Here!
For Nook-- $0.99-- Here!
On Project Gutenberg-- Free!-- Here!
On YorkU.ca-- Free!-- Here!
On Classicly-- Free!-- Here!
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