Bri Fidelity’s Reviews > The Veiled Picture; Or, the Mysteries of Gorgono, the Appennien Castle of Signor Androssi: A Romance of the Sixteenth Century > Status Update

Matthew Gregory Lewis, author of the infamous The Monk writes: 'I would advise you to read it by all means; but I must warn you, that it is not very entertaining till St. Aubyn's [sic] death. His travels, to my mind, are uncommonly dull, and I wish heartily that they had been left out, and something substituted in their room.' That's what I thought! Even imagining Valancourt as Andrew Garfield didn't help.

One contemporary reviewer - a serial comma abuser - loves Emily's propriety: '[She] is early warned by her father against indulging the pride of fine feelings - (the romantic error of amiable minds) - and is taught that the strength of fortitude is more valuable than the grace of sensibility. Hence she acquires a habit of self-command, which gives a mild dignity to her manners, and a steady firmness to her conduct.'

And now: the condensed TV-movie-of-the-week Udolpho. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.