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The Mysteries Of Udolpho, By Ann Radcliffe
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Has anyone read this book.
I first encountered it in reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey which allegedly satirises it (and contains many references to it).
I must say it makes heavier reading (IMHO) than Jane's works, but is not unlike her style in places.
There are some wonderful scenic descriptive passages in it but they become a bit overwhelming after a while (probably needs a more imaginative reader than me to fully appreciate these passage).
The heroine Emily seems to spend much of her time in tears (when she's not fainting away) but nevertheless is a plucky young lass (I'm only about halfway through the book at the moment).
I just wondered if any Abers had read it and if so what they thought about it.
I first encountered it in reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey which allegedly satirises it (and contains many references to it).
I must say it makes heavier reading (IMHO) than Jane's works, but is not unlike her style in places.
There are some wonderful scenic descriptive passages in it but they become a bit overwhelming after a while (probably needs a more imaginative reader than me to fully appreciate these passage).
The heroine Emily seems to spend much of her time in tears (when she's not fainting away) but nevertheless is a plucky young lass (I'm only about halfway through the book at the moment).
I just wondered if any Abers had read it and if so what they thought about it.
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