The Mysteries of Udolpho

This is perhaps the most famous Gothic novel from the 18th-century. It was the object of Jane Austin's satire in "Northanger Abbey", but had made Mrs Radcliffe famous as the great enchanter and one of the most popular female novelists of her day. It is the novel that set the tone for horror fiction, with its decayed castles, trap doors and ghostly portents.


Genre: Horror