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The Mysteries of Udolpho

Mrs. Ann Radcliffe (1859)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age13+
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefCaptivityPsychological ManipulationMental Illness

Positive tags

Gothic AtmosphereSelf-DiscoverySurvival

Heroine archetypes

OrphanTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

OrphanHaunted LocationComing of AgeFish out of WaterCaptivityMysterious Villain

Themes

Grief and LossIsolationFemale ResilienceThe Sublime in NatureReason vs SuperstitionPsychological TerrorClass and Gender Constraints

Synopsis

The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) is the archetypal Gothic novel. A young woman, Emily St. Aubert, suffers the death of her father, followed by worsening physical and psychological death, mirrored in a landscape of crumbling castles and emotive Alps.

Tags

Gothic RomanceGothic HorrorPsychological ThrillerSentimental Novel