The Mysteries of Udolpho
| First published | 1794 |
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| Publisher | G. G. and J. Robinson |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Pages | 428+478+463+428 |
The first full-blown Gothic romance, this novel made Radcliffe the most popular novelist in England in her day. Generally felt to be a bit more clumsy than her much darker novel, The Italian.
Jonkers Rare Books: "The author's fourth book and generally regarded as the seminal Gothic novel. Although preceded and influenced by Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and Leyland's Longsword, The Mysteries of Udolpho contributed most significantly in establishing the Gothic genre."
- First edition in 4 volumes. Data from Wikipedia. Title page shown here. (The second edition was also published in 1794, and only their title pages distinguish them.) Original covers were blue marbled paper-covered boards, usually found with additional bindings over that. (Christie's Auction House.)
- Page counts for individual volumes from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books (Abebooks), verified by Argosy Books - Ottawa (Abebooks).
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
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| 1794 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | The Mysteries of Udolpho |
| 1983 | Everett F. Bleiler | The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454) |
| 2004 | H. P. Lovecraft | The World's Greatest Horror Stories |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1794 | G. G. and J. Robinson | Hardcover | Novel | 428+478+463+428 | ||
| The Mysteries of Udolpho | 1834 | J. and B. Williams | Hardcover | Novel | 208+207+206 | |||
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1998 | Oxford University Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Carl Gustav Carus | xxxiv+693 | |
| The Mysteries of Udolpho | 2002 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Novel | 3268 | |||
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2004 | Dover Publications | Trade Paperback | Novel | 560 | ||
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2008 | Oxford University Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Carl Gustav Carus | 736 | |
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2009 | LibriVox | digital audio download | Novel | |||
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2009 | The Echo Library | Trade Paperback | Novel | 576 | ||
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2010 | Penguin Books | eBook | Novel | |||
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2012 | ReadHowYouWant | Trade Paperback | Novel | 436 | ||
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2013 | Flame Tree 451 | Trade Paperback | Novel | 639 | ||
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2014 | Dover Publications | eBook | Novel | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | |||
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2015 | Start Publishing | eBook | Novel | |||
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2015 | Some Good Press | eBook | Novel | |||
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2025 | Roy Glashan's Library | eBook | Novel |