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The Mysteries of Udolpho

Mrs. Ann Ratcliffe (1795)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age16
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefPsychological TraumaCaptivity

Positive tags

Gothic AtmosphereSurvivalSelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

OrphanTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Haunted LocationOrphanComing of AgeCaptivityMysterious SettingPsychological Horror

Themes

Grief and LossFemale PerseveranceGothic SublimeReason vs SuperstitionIsolationPsychological TerrorLandscape as Emotional Mirror

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 HorrorPsychological FictionRomantic GothicEarly Proto-Fantasy