Characters:
- Emily St. Aubert
- Montoni
- Madame Cheron
- Valancourt
- Morano
- Du Pont
- Annette and Ludovico
Plot summary:
- Emily St. Aubert is the only child of a landed rural family whose fortunes are in decline.
- Emily shares a close bond with her father, and accompanies him on a journey through the Pyrenees.
- During the journey, she meets Valancourt, whom she falls in love with.
- Emily's father dies from sickness and Emily is forced to live with her aunt, Madame Cheron, who shows little affection for her.
- Her aunt marries Montoni, a dubious nobleman from Italy, who tries to force Emily to marry his friend Count Morano.
- Montoni brings Emily and her aunt to his remote castle of Udolpho after finding out that Morano is nearly ruined.
- Morano searches for Emily and tries to carry her off secretly from Udolpho, but Emily refuses to join him because she still loves Valancourt.
- Montoni discovers Montano's attempt and wounds him.
- He also threatens his wife with violence in order to sign over her properties in Toulouse, but she dies out without doing so.
- Emily manages to flee from Udolpho with the help of Du Pont, a prisoner at Udolpho, and the servants Annette and Ludovico. She is eventually reunited with Valancourt and inherits her aunt's property.
The Italian
Characters:
- Vincentio di Vivaldi
- Ellena Rosalba
- Schedoni, the monk
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