
I MISTERI DEL CASTELLO D'UDOLFO
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A secluded castle teems with whispered ambitions as the sharp‑tongued Cheron pushes her niece Emilia toward a hurried union, hoping to secure wealth and status through a convenient match. The young woman, quiet and dutiful, finds herself tangled in the expectations of a family that values reputation over sentiment, while the enigmatic Valancourt watches the arrangements with growing unease.
The fragile plans crumble when Cheron abruptly declares her own marriage to the assertive Montoni, thrusting Emilia into a bewildering new reality. Caught between loyalty to her aunt and the sting of a postponed wedding, Emilia and Valancourt grapple with sudden grief and suspicion, their once‑steady hopes now shadowed by the castle’s restless corridors. The stage is set for deeper secrets to surface, as love, power, and duty collide within the stone walls.
Language
it
Duration
~4 hours (254K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano)
Release date
2010-09-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1764–1823
A pioneer of Gothic fiction, she helped turn haunted castles, dark landscapes, and high suspense into a major literary force. Best known for The Mysteries of Udolpho, she shaped the kind of eerie, atmospheric storytelling that later writers eagerly borrowed.
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