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Title: The Mysteries of Udolpho (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Ward Radcliffe, Bonamy Dobree, Terry Castle ISBN: 0-19-282523-2 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.72 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Long, but wonderfully fun and creepy
Comment: I love novels, especially gothic novels, but I dreaded reading this book for my senior seminar on the gothic novel. The sheer size of it was so imposing to me. Aside from that, I had never even heard of it, nor had I heard the name Ann Radcliffe. I began to believe that my fears were justified after the first few totally over-descriptive chapters, but I persisted and was rewarded for my patience! Once the "mysteries" of Udolpho began to appear, I couldn't put the book down, so anxious was I to know their outcomes. Like most gothic novels, it is a bit farfetched and melodramatic (especially the love angle), but that's not the point here. The story is just jam-packed with gothic sexual thrills, lust, rotting corpses, spooky sounds, unexplainable "creeping flesh" sensations... read it and appreciate a virtually unknown gem!
Rating: 5
Summary: One amazing book!
Comment: I read Mysteries of Udolpho in my freshman year of high school. I had never heard of it before, aside from when I read Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. I discovered it on the internet, and the plot immediately intrigued me. I bought it the next chance I got, and I was not disappointed. I've read some reviews saying that the descriptions were too long, or the plot too tedious, and I am shocked. Ann Radcliffe's story, and style of writing are the best I've seen in my entire life. It's disappointing to know that she is not credited for her works as she should be. I consider Ann Radcliffe the best writer of all time, and Mysteries of Udolpho her greatest achievement. At first, I was a little worried about the size of the book, but that soon diminished when I discovered how fast-paced the novel was. I couldn't put the book down! When I grew near the end, I wished that there was more! I can safely say that if you enjoy gothic style novels, this will be the best one you have ever read! It is a must-read for everyone!
Rating: 5
Summary: An awesome novel!
Comment: The Mysteries of Udolpho is one of the grooviest books I have ever read. I didn't find the 600+ pages that hard, I am used to that much or more, so it was perfect for me. The beggining wasn't slow at all, at least to me. I found it entertaining. But when Emily St. Aubert gets to the castle Udolpho the pace really picks up. Emily is an excellent heroine, Valancourt is the perfect hero, Signor Montoni is the most deliciously evil villian ever. I really liked Emily as a heroine, and towards the end I really liked Lady Blanche too. The events that happen at the castle are very frightening, and the mystery of the black veil puzzled me throughout the whole book. The end result was suprising and at first horrifying. After Emily escapes from the castle, and their are still 200+ pages left, I wondered how Radcliffe could keep the book exciting, but she does. The adventures that follow after Udolpho are just as exciting as the adventures at Udolpho. I strongly reccomend this book!
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Title: The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) by Howard Anderson, Matthew Gregory Lewis ISBN: 0192833944 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS) by Horace Walpole, Lewis. W. S., E. J. Clery, W. S. Lewis ISBN: 0192834401 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin, Douglas Grant, Chris Baldick ISBN: 0192835920 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents: A Romance (Oxford World's Classics) by Frederick Garber, E. J. Clery, Ann Ward Radcliffe ISBN: 0192832549 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Camilla (Oxford World's Classics) by Fanny Burney, Edward A. Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom ISBN: 019283908X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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