I misteri del castello d'Udolfo, vol. 2

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I misteri del castello d'Udolfo, vol. 2

by Ann Ward Radcliffe

IT·~4 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

I MISTERI DEL CASTELLO D'UDOLFO

0:13
2

CAPITOLO XII

17:23
3

CAPITOLO XIII

26:09
4

CAPITOLO XIV

16:41
5

CAPITOLO XV

16:26
6

CAPITOLO XVI

27:43
7

CAPITOLO XVII

22:47
8

CAPITOLO XVIII

17:16
9

CAPITOLO XIX

35:07
10

CAPITOLO XX

49:03

Description

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.

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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.

About the author

Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ann Ward Radcliffe

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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