The first poetess of romantic fiction.Sir Walter Scott Mrs. Radcliffe is a mistress of hints suggestions minute details breathless pauses and the hush of suspense. The New York Times Compared to Udolpho Montonis mountain hideaway Castle Dracula is a country day school. Barbara Walker Ann Radcliffs Mysteries of Udolpho one of the most famous English gothic novels ever published was a significant influence on later authors including Mary Shelley Edgar Allen Poe and Jane Austen. In combining the supernatural elements of the gothic genre with a deep sensitivity of emotion this work reveals the height of Radcliffes powers as a writer. Living a picturesque life in rural Late16th Century France Emily St. Aubert the novels beautiful and sensitive protagonist becomes an orphan when both of her parents die. Adopted by her unaffectionate aunt Madame Cheron Emily is ultimately imprisoned by Cheron and her cruel husband the Italian nobleman Signor Montoni. The natural beauty of her life as a young girl in France is contrasted with the seclusion in the eponymous castle where Montonis controlling manipulations spin her life into a state of unknowable terror. The hairraising and strange events that occur within the confines of the dreadful fortress are among the most bonechilling in all of literature. With an eyecatching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of The Mysteries of Udolpho is both modern and readable. Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the glob