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    <body><![CDATA[The very first english class I took after I made the resolute decision to become, in fact, an &quot;english major&quot; was English 2330--A survey class of English lit from 1700-the present. My professor was the ex-head of the dept, knew her shit, and was really into cats, opera, and could rattle of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2465811">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[dry your eyes! if you get bored while you're reading this (and trust me, you will!) count how many times people cry or have their eyes glisten with tears while looking at a beautiful scene or are moved to tears by pity....argggghhh. really.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hm.  I suspect that the only reason I don't read modern gothic romances is that they are usually poorly written.  I also suspect that this one, being old, may be well written.   I don't know why I automatically assume that anything &quot;old&quot; must be good,or perhaps I am more forgiving of antiq...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19569424">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a fan of Austen's Northanger Abbey, I wanted to read this just to find out what all the fuss was about. It features the standard pure-as-the-driven-snow heroine, Emily St. Aubert, who, after the tragic death of her parents, is shipped off to live with her nasty aunt, who has no greater joy in lif...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46655968">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the most terrifying Gotic stories of its time? I'm not too sure about this, because I found little in The Mysteries of Udolpho which really made my hair stand on end. I think what truly prevented me from liking the novel was the angelic, virtuous heroine who, when placed in a difficult situat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76341998">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was as close to a horror novel as I ever want to get!  Even though the ghosts and most of the murders were imaginary, I couldn't read it in a dark room, or be alone.  Yes, you can skip most of the poetry, (although I do like some of it), and a lot of the tears, and it still makes sense.  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56060705">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I appreciate Northanger Abbey so much more now I that I have read Udolpho. Definately interesting to see how much it is saturated in Romantic ideals of the time, especially the in respect to nature and its almost religious powers of rejuvenation. Montoni is a fascinating villain, so cold and calcula...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39548366">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, that was....a lot of book.<br/><br/>I read this because it's referenced so many times in <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50398.Northanger_Abbey_Barnes_Noble_Classics_Series_" title="Northanger Abbey (Barnes &amp; Noble Classics Series) by Jane Austen">Northanger Abbey</a>, and I wanted to be able to get the references and understand them a little better. I think I would have enjoyed it more with some guidance, because there was a lot of history and cultur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40935484">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[  Ce roman date de la fin du XVIIIè siècle et a été écrit en pleine vogue du roman noir (ou gothique). On y voit donc des héroïnes qui sont en butte à un environnement propice au fantasme et à la peur. Le château d'Udolphe est effectivement tel que l'on imagine les bâtiments des romans go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32270173">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I came to this novel eager with anticipation.  As a feminist literary academic, I knew the historical value of this book and its influence on other female writers.<br/> <br/>But h*ll, I nearly lost the will to live reading this!   It should come with a note 'For historical masochists only'.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31275827">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A Gothic novel that was written shortly before <em>Northanger Abbey</em> and which Jane Austin mentions in that story.  Then, when I read the shorter novels of Herman Melville, he mentioned it, as well.  So, when I saw a copy at the local used book store, I bought it.<br/><br/>Like other things I've read f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27322730">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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