The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

Aubert bites the bullet during their stay at La Voisin's cottage, but not before instructing Emily to burn a bunch of papers without looking at them.Įmily sticks around at La Voisin's house for her father's funeral and then spends a couple of days mourning him at a nearby convent. The little family tries to stop at a spooky chateau in the woods, but a nice elderly peasant named La Voisin puts them up for the night. Aubert starts to realize that he's gotten really sick really quickly. Aubert gets some bad news in a letter from M. Valancourt finally ends up going in another direction, but not before making googly eyes at Emily. Aubert accidentally shoots him in the arm. Their new buddy, Valancourt, ends up tagging along on the way to Rousillon after St. They come across a manly stranger who says he'll show them the way to the nearest village, since he's headed there himself. Aubert and Emily head out on their big journey. When he becomes sick out of grief, the good doc prescribes travel around the countryside as a cure. Aubert isn't too thrilled about this development, but he's totally wrecked when his wife succumbs to fever. Aubert estate in order to keep the family afloat. Aubert and his rather frivolous wife, who bought the St. This odious couple consists of the brother of Madame St. Coincidence?īack at the chateau, the Quesnels have arrived. Aubert forgets her bracelet, which conveniently has a picture of Emily in it. The whole family takes a little walk around the chateau grounds (as one does) to their favorite fishing-house.Įmily forgets her lute at the fishing-house and runs back to pick it up, only to hear some haunting music playing somewhere in the forest. You've got your typical nuclear family living in a French chateau in 1584: travel-bug Monsieur St.

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe