奥多芙的神秘(The Mysteries of Udolpho)简介：
With The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe raised the Gothic romance to a new level and inspired a long line of imitators. Portraying her heroine's inner life, creating a thick atmosphere of fear, and providing a gripping plot that continues to thrill readers today, The Mysteries of Udolpho is the story of orphan Emily St. Aubert, who finds herself separated from the man she loves and confined within the medieval castle of her aunt's new husband, Montoni. Inside the castle, she must cope with an unwanted suitor, Montoni's threats, and the wild imaginings and terrors that threaten to overwhelm her.

小说描写一个孤女艾米丽受到监护人的虐待，面临失去财产的威胁，被监禁在城堡中，但最终获得了自由，并与心爱的人团聚的故事。就在这奥多芙孤堡（高居阴暗而庄严的亚平宁半岛的群山中间）闹鬼的气氛中，发生了许多奇怪可怕的事情。