I misteri del castello d'Udolfo, vol. 4

by Ann Ward Radcliffe

"I misteri del castello d'Udolfo, vol. 4" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a Gothic novel published in 1794. This archetypal Gothic romance follows Emily St. Aubert through supernatural terrors and sinister machinations. After losing her parents, Emily falls under the control of her aunt's dubious husband, Montoni, who imprisons her in his remote castle. There she encounters mysterious curtains, ghostly apparitions, and vanishing servants. As Emily escapes and reunites with her lost love Valancourt, dark secrets about her family's past begin to emerge.