The Mauritius Command Summary

The Mauritius Command Summary

The Mauritius Command

Published: 1977

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 4 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, British & Irish, Family Life, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Literature, Medical, Military, Saga, Sea, Suspense, Thriller, Travel


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Jack Aubrey and Sophia Williams are married and have twin daughters. They reside in Ashgrove Cottage on his half-pay, which is insufficient to support the household's other navy men. Sophia's mother has lost all of her money, including Sophia's share, and is now living with them. Cecelia, Sophia's little niece, lives with them as well.

Aubrey, as much as he adores Sophia, is eager to return to the sea. Stephen Maturin comes to call, and Aubrey's instructions are brought from the port Admiral soon after. He is assigned command of the HMS Boadicea, a 38-gun frigate.

He picks up orders and Mr. R T Farquhar, a political gentleman, in Plymouth. He's supposed to cruise to Cape Town, where a convoy of ships will gather. They encounter the French ship Hébé, which is escorting a seized merchant ship, not far from home. Both ships are captured by the Boadicea. Aubrey arranges for the rewards to be sent to Gibraltar.

The timely capture enables the ship to send messages home, get a French chef, and obtain the Hébé's English captives, all of whom are capable seamen. The extended cruise across the Atlantic allows Aubrey to train the crew of the Boadicea to his gunnery standards, as well as Maturin and Farquhar to formulate plans.

Aubrey meets Admiral Bertie upon his arrival, who confirms his title as Commodore and authorizes him to raise his broad pendant ('broad pennant' in certain versions). He is given official orders to disrupt French interests in the region, with the goal of capturing Mauritius and La Réunion in the end. Captain Corbett of Néréide, Lord Clonfert of the Otter, an Englishman with an Irish title, and Captain Pym of the Sirius are among the convoy's leaders.

With some of Aubrey's followers onboard, Corbett sailed from the West Indies post. After Aubrey switches men into Corbett's ship, Bonden, Killick, and others get aboard. Corbett is a good captain, but he's a flogger. Bertie informs Aubrey that Clonfert and Corbett are feuding.

Aubrey changes his pendant to the ancient 64-gun line ship HMS Raisonnable for the first 2,000 miles of the trip to the islands. The Caroline is captured; Corbett christens her HMS Bourbonnaise and sends her to Cape Town and England with messages. The remainder of the convoy makes its way back to Cape Town.

Aubrey returns aboard HMS Boadicea and sets sail after hearing that the French had captured several merchant ships. The convoy is trapped in a big cyclone and must return to Cape Town for repairs, where it receives its first letter in months. Due to the water damage to Sophia's letters, Aubrey is unable to comprehend her entire message.

After a landing by Army forces supported by sepoys under the British East India Company, all under the energetic and decisive Lieutenant Colonel Harry Keating, with ships of the convoy on both sides of the island, La Réunion capitulates nearly without loss. Maturin's propaganda and political gatherings help them along the way by explaining why the people should welcome the British with Farquhar as interim Governor. Mauritius proved to be more difficult.

Maturin is killed while boarding the HMS Néréide, which is part of the force dispatched to the Île de la Passe. He's badly hurt, so he keeps an eye on Clonfert while he recovers aboard. The action has been completed successfully. Maturin is assigned to Mauritius in order to continue his work. Captain Pym commands a small group of ships to land men on Mauritius to staff the fort.

Three French ships, Bellone, Minerve, and Victor, as well as two Indiamen, Ceylon and Windham, appear. They attack the fort and then sail into the harbor, catching the British off guard and deciding to attack. The battle lasts for days, with high fatalities, and two British ships eventually go aground.

Iphigenia and the fort at Île de la Passe are abandoned to be retaken by the French, while Sirius and Magicienne are burned to avoid their capture. Clonfert is gravely injured in the neck and head by a splinter, and Néréide is taken. Maturin is onboard a message ship that arrives at La Réunion to notify Aubrey of the losses and the unsuccessful attack on Port Southeast.

Boadicea sails through the night to inspect Île de la Passe for French control, and then pursues Manche and Vénus in a futile attempt to separate them. Aubrey feels his circumstances have altered after contacting Pullings, who has the guns of Windham onboard Emma. Captain Corbett then rejoins HMS Africaine at St Denis. Africaine battles with the Astrée and the French Iphigenie while chasing the French during the night.

The conflict goes horribly, and Corbett is slain in the middle of it after being wounded by his own downtrodden soldiers. When the Boadicea closes in on them, the French take the Africaine but dismast it; Astrée refuses to engage. The fleet arrives in La Réunion, joined by the Otter and Staunch, where the Commodore prioritizes the refurbishment of the Africaine.

Maturin and Bonden come from Mauritius with news that the HMS Bombay is near, engaged in combat with the French Vénus and Victor. The Boadicea has engaged the French ships. With the assistance of volunteers from the refitting HMS Africaine, Aubrey boards and takes Bombay and Vénus. During the combat, French Commodore Hamelin is killed. Once the surviving French ships have departed, Aubrey devises a strategy to end the battle, and his ships are ready to fight again when they return to Mauritius. Keating is also ready.

With numerous other British sails in view, the Emma approaches the Boadicea. Tom Pullings arrives with the Gazette, which announces Sophia's pregnancy. Aubrey is overjoyed by the news. He then reads Admiral Bertie's letter, in which he is instructed to accompany the fleet at Rodriguez, where he would be aboard the HMS Illustrious alongside General Abercrombie's forces. Based on Aubrey and Keating's initial strategy, the final assault is practically bloodless. After being offered honorable conditions, the French submit.

Clonfert has committed himself at the military hospital at Port Louis since the conflict, unable to face Jack Aubrey, whom he deems a competition. At Government House, a formal meal is held. Maturin, through Mr. Peters, spreads rumors about Aubrey's father gaining influence in London, which Bertie believes. The Admiral assigns Aubrey the task of transporting the dispatches of this victory to England aboard the Boadicea.


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H.M.S. Surprise Summary

H.M.S. Surprise Summary

H.M.S. Surprise

Published: 1973

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 3 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, British & Irish, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Literature, Medical, Military, Sea, Suspense, Thriller, Travel


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A convoy led by Aubrey seizes the ships carrying the gold that Spain requires in order to consent to enter the war on France's side. The new First Lord of the Admiralty thinks the large sum is adroit of the Crown and hence not split out with the captives, despite the fact that Spain had not yet entered the war. Smaller sums will be handed to the captains, contrary to the successful convoy's expectations. During the hearings, the First Lord makes a mistake and mentions the identity of intelligence operative Stephen Maturin, placing Maturin in danger.

Maturin is sent to Spain on a mission and will be met in Port Mahon by Aubrey, who is now on blockade duty near Toulon aboard HMS Lively. Aubrey hears from a Catalan rebel at the rendezvous place that his companion has been kidnapped and tortured by French intelligence in Port Mahon, the island having been handed to Spain in the Amiens Peace. Except for Captain Dutourd, Aubrey organizes a rescue expedition, rescuing a devastated Maturin and killing all of the French interrogators.

Aubrey is abducted by bailiffs and imprisoned in a sponging house, a debtors' jail, in England. Sir Joseph is informed of Maturin's capture and Aubrey's dilemma. Aubrey's wedding to Sophia Williams has been postponed because her mother demands that he be debt-free. Aubrey is released when Maturin receives an advance on his donation of money. Sophia meets Aubrey in the middle of the night in a carriage before he assumes charge of his new ship, the HMS Surprise, and they vow to marry no one else.

Aubrey and Maturin board the Surprise on their way to the Sultan of Kampong in the Malay Peninsula to deliver an envoy. Aubrey plans to track down the French squadron led by Admiral Linois, who previously kidnapped him. The crew shows indications of scurvy after being stuck in the doldrums north of the equator. Maturin makes a brief break atop St Paul's Rock on a scorching Sunday. Two major storms hit; the officer who rowed him out drowns, and Surprise is wrecked and forced away. Maturin maintains that the scorching sun has restored his health after the torture and that he survives on bird-fouling water and booby blood. They make a pit break near the Brazilian coast for new food and supplies, as well as to see a sloth; this is Maturin's first trip to the New World. They registered for mail at Rio.

Surprise has been refitted and repainted and now sails around the Cape of Good Hope, which is held by the Dutch, who are Napoleon's allies. They get caught in a violent storm in the seas of the Antarctic Ocean. The ambassador develops a serious illness. They arrived at Bombay, India, to refuel and rest the ambassador after the storms. Maturin encounters a streetwise local girl named Dil, who excitedly takes him on a tour of the city. When Maturin and Dil are watching a parade, they notice Diana Villiers, who has arrived in Bombay ahead of her companion, Richard Canning. They agree to go on a date and spend several days together, after which Maturin proposes to her. She does not respond right away but pledges to do so when Surprise arrives in Calcutta. Maturin discovers Dil dead and robbed of the silver bracelets he had given her, and he arranges for her cremation on the beach.

The ambassador dies on the way to the Sunda Strait, so the Surprise sets sail for the United Kingdom. They meet the China Fleet of the East India Company and return to England unaccompanied. The Surprise sees Linois' squadron in the Indian Ocean a day after departing the China Fleet. Surprise confronts the corvette Berceau, destroying her rigging, before speeding back to the China Fleet to alert them and organize a defense. Aubrey outfits the China Fleet's greatest ships as men-of-war and sends some of his commanders to battle alongside them. The Surprise and the huge Indiamen are being pursued by the French squadron. The Surprise attacks the Marengo, the greatest French cruiser; she is outgunned and in danger when one of the Indiamen engages the French ship from the opposite side, causing the Marengo to retreat. The French squadron is forced to quit the chase due to damage and must refit.

Aubrey is greeted enthusiastically ashore in Calcutta by merchants, including Canning, who are eager to refit the Surprise. They enable him to take gems as freight as a personal incentive, which will win him a substantial award when he arrives in England. During the repair, Canning discovers Maturin with Villiers. Canning smacks Maturin in a jealous rage and Maturin dares him to a battle. Canning attempts to assassinate Maturin but inadvertently injures him. Maturin murders Canning instead of wounding him. Rather than tending to Villiers while he heals on board the Surprise, Maturin persuades him to sail to England on a commercial ship that would leave immediately. Maturin stoically works on himself with the aid of Aubrey and M'Allister, extracting the bullet lodged near his heart. Aubrey looks after his friend through a particularly bad bout of fever, during which the secretive man spills all of his secrets.

Aubrey writes Sophia a message, asking her to meet him in Madeira so he may pay off his obligations. Villiers has returned the ring he gave her, and she has departed with Mr. Johnstone from America, who visited her in Calcutta, Maturin learns in port. Sophia isn't present. Aubrey overtakes the frigate HMS Ethalion, commanded by Heneage Dundas, within a day's sailing and discovers Sophia on board. When they return to England, she swears to marry him.


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Post Captain Summary

Post Captain

Published: 1972

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 2 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, British & Irish, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Literature, Medical, Military, Sea, Suspense, Thriller


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With the Amiens Peace, Jack Aubrey returns to England and leases a house with Stephen Maturin, with shipmates running the household while he spends time hunting. He is introduced to the Williams family. Sophia Williams, the eldest of three daughters, is courted by Aubrey, while Diana Villiers, Sophia's cousin, is pursued by Maturin. Aubrey wants to marry Sophia, but they aren't ready to commit yet. His riches vanish when his prize agent departs with his money, and the prize court discovers that two commercial ships he took were owned by neutral countries.

The court orders him to refund the worth of the ships (rather than the prize money he expected), which is a figure he cannot afford. On hearing this, Mrs. Williams whisks her girls away to Bath. Aubrey dallys with Diana, putting his friendship with Maturin to the test and demonstrating his indecisiveness on land, in contrast to his resolute methods at sea. To escape Aubrey being kidnapped for debt, Aubrey and Maturin depart England.

They find that war is impending when visiting Christy Pallière, the French captain who had seized Aubrey's first command of Sophie before the ceasefire. All English subjects are being rounded up by the French authorities. Maturin dressed as an itinerant bear trainer and Aubrey as Flora, the bear, Aubrey, and Maturin flee over the Pyrenees to Maturin's farm. They go to Gibraltar, where Aubrey and Maturin join a ship owned by the British East India Company. The ship is taken by the privateer Bellone, but Aubrey, Maturin, and the other passengers are rescued by a British squadron.

Mr. Canning, a wealthy Jewish businessman in England, offers Aubrey a letter of marque. Mrs. Williams and Cecilia are among the guests at the same party at Queeney's. Sophia stayed at home with Frances, unaware that he would be there. Mrs. Williams hears about Maturin's Spanish castle and his medical expertise, elevating his importance in her eyes. As Aubrey walks outside, an inept thief approaches him; Mr. Scriven reveals himself to be a beneficial ally, understanding the law of debt and where Aubrey may be secure from bailiffs. He and Maturin make their way to The Grapes, secure in the Savoy's Liberty.

Aubrey declines Canning's offer to command HMS Polychrest. Polychrest is a strange spacecraft that was designed as an experimental weapon but has since been abandoned. Tom Pullings should be promoted to lieutenant, he requests. Polychrest is structurally weak and sails poorly, and Parker, the first lieutenant, is unpunished. Admiral Harte, who stands to profit financially from any prizes acquired, gives Aubrey a free hand. Aubrey does not win any prizes, much to Harte's dismay. The merchants thank him after he drives the French privateer Bellone aground outside a Spanish port. Aubrey is sent to escort convoys across the English Channel by Harte. Aubrey has a reputation for loitering in port while having an affair with Diana. Maturin is dispatched to Spain on an intelligence collecting operation. Aubrey's buddy Heneage Dundas advises Maturin to warn Aubrey about his reputation with the Admiralty when he returns.

Aubrey becomes enraged when Maturin does so, and the two resolve to fight in a duel. Aubrey contacts Diana, but she is found with Canning, putting a stop to Aubrey's interest in Diana. Aubrey is given orders to attack the French port of Chaulieu in order to sink French troopships and gunboats as well as the Fanciulla. Because of Parker's severe treatment, the crew is planning a rebellion. Maturin hears their scheme and alerts Aubrey. Aubrey puts the instigators and a few loyal crew members in a ship's boat then launches the attack. He regrets his acrimonious comments to Maturin. Polychrest runs aground during the combat in Chaulieu. Three of the ship's boats are led by Aubrey to board and capture Fanciulla. Polychrest, which founders soon after leaving Chaulieu, is refloated by the successful mariners, and the crew is transferred to Fanciulla. Aubrey and Maturin rekindle their relationship after the war.

In Fanciulla, Aubrey returns to England and is appointed to Post-captain. With his debt still looming over him, he requests any instruction. HMS Lively's Captain Hamond has taken leave to sit in Parliament, and he has been designated as the ship's interim captain. When Maturin returns from Spain, he informs Sir Joseph Blaine, the chief of naval intelligence, that the Spanish would declare war as soon as four ships carrying bullion from Montevideo arrive safely in Cadiz. Sophia begs Aubrey to carry her and her sister to the Downs at Maturin's request. Aubrey and Sophia vow not to marry anyone else while onboard; Aubrey is too penniless to provide a marriage settlement acceptable to Mrs. Williams. Maturin is a good friend of Sophia's, yet he refuses to follow her advice and propose to Diana. While at the opera, he notices Diana being held captive by Canning; his anguish is palpable.

Maturin does not get compensation for his intelligence work, but he does request that Lively be included in the squadron dispatched to intercept the Spanish. The Admiralty accepts, and Maturin is tasked with negotiating the surrender of the treasure fleet. Maturin has been involved in espionage operations for Britain, according to Aubrey, because of his temporary position and relationship with the Admiralty. Aubrey recognizes that his friend has a side that he is unaware of. The Spanish convoy refuses to surrender, resulting in a fight. The Mercedes explodes, and the other three Spanish frigates (Fama, Clara, and Medea) surrender. Clara, bearing the prize, salutes Lively with her colors, much to the delight of the captain. Then he goes after Fama. He invites two of the Spanish captains, as well as Dr. Maturin, to supper, and they toast Sophia.


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Master and Commander Summary

Master and Commander Summary

Master and Commander

Published: 1969

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 1 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Medical, Military, Sea, Suspense, Thriller


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In April of 1800, the book begins. Jack Aubrey, a shipless lieutenant wasting away in the Royal Navy port of Mahon in Minorca, meets Stephen Maturin, an impoverished Irish-Catalan physician, and natural philosopher, at a play at the Governor's Mansion.

During the performance, Maturin elbows Aubrey, who is "half a beat ahead" on the measure. The guys, who are both at personal low points, handle the situation as a question of honor, exchanging names and preparing for a duel.

Aubrey learns later that evening that he has been promoted to commander and has been assigned command of the 14-gun HM Sloop Sophie. When Aubrey runs into Maturin on the street the next day, his excitement overpowers his hatred, and he asks Maturin to dinner.

Aubrey plays the violin, and Maturin plays the cello, and the two men discover a common love of music. Aubrey invites Maturin to join his ship after learning of his occupation. Maturin agrees, despite the fact that his competence as a physician extends much beyond that of a navy surgeon.

Sophie is dispatched to the Mediterranean to escort a small convoy of cargo ships. With the help of his new first lieutenant, James Dillon, a wealthy and aristocratic Irishman, Aubrey uses the chance to get to know his men and mold them into a fighting unit.

Dillon and Maturin had met as members of the United Irishmen, a club committed to Irish home rule and Catholic emancipation (a fact they kept to themselves). When Dillon is assigned to intercept an American ship suspected of harboring Irish rebels, he has a moral problem and seeks to assist them to evade arrest.

Maturin, who has never been aboard a man-of-war, has trouble understanding nautical etiquette, so O'Brian has the crew explain naval vocabulary and the official process of awarding prize money for captured enemy vessels to him (and the reader). Maturin is regarded like a landsman by the crew, but without offense. He enjoys the opportunity to study uncommon birds and fish as a natural philosopher.

After completing his convoy responsibilities, Admiral Keith allows Aubrey to cruise the Mediterranean on his own, in search of hostile French merchants, which he finds. Sophie confronts and defeats the Cacafuego, a Spanish 32-gun xebec-frigate, despite losing a number of crew members, including Dillon, in the terrible battle.

A triumph against such odds would typically earn Aubrey formal acclaim, promotion, and a large sum of money, but his superior at Mahon is Captain Harte, with whose wife Aubrey has been having an affair. Harte makes sure Aubrey doesn't get any of those things, but he can't stop Aubrey from earning a reputation as one of the Royal Navy's outstanding young combat captains.

Sophie is seized while on escort duty by a fleet of four big French warships. Captain Christy Pallière, a Frenchman, is kind, telling Aubrey about his relations in Bath and feeding him well. After being paroled by the French, Aubrey and his men miss the Algeciras Campaign but are able to view the combat from Gibraltar. Aubrey is acquitted in a court-martial for the loss of his ship.


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Emma Summary

Emma Summary

Emma

Published: 23, December 1815

Author: Jane Austen

Genres: Classic, Comedy & Humor, Drama, European, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Historical, Literature, Regency, Romance, Rural Fiction, Small Town, Teen, Victorian, Young Adult


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Miss Taylor, Emma Woodhouse's former governess, has recently married Mr. Weston. Emma takes credit for their marriage after introducing them and thinks she enjoys matchmaking. Emma defies her sister's brother-in-law, Mr. Knightley, and pursues her new passion after going home to Hartfield with her father. She tries to pair Harriet Smith, her new acquaintance, with Mr. Elton, the town vicar.

Despite Harriet's liking for Robert Martin, a decent, educated, and well-spoken young farmer, Emma persuades her to decline his marriage proposal. Mr. Elton, a social climber, makes the mistake of thinking Emma loves him and proposes to her. He is enraged when Emma confesses she thought he was attached to Harriet since he considers Harriet to be socially inferior.

Mr. Elton travels to Bath after Emma rejects him and returns with a pompous, nouveau-riche wife, just as Mr. Knightley predicted. Harriet is crushed, and Emma is remorseful for deceiving her.

Mr. Weston's son, Frank Churchill, comes for a two-week visit and makes a lot of acquaintances. Frank was adopted by his affluent and controlling aunt and has only had a few chances to visit her. Mr. Knightley informs Emma that Frank has a superficial persona, despite being educated and entertaining.

Jane Fairfax also arrives to spend a few months with her aunt, Miss Bates, and grandmother, Mrs. Bates, before beginning a governess job owing to her family's financial predicament. Colonel Campbell, her father's friend, gave her a superb education when she was the same age as Emma.

Emma has kept herself apart from her because she admires Jane's brilliance and is irritated by everyone praising her, even Mrs. Weston and Mr. Knightley. Mrs. Elton, who is patronizing, takes Jane under her wing and promises to find her the ideal governess position before it is needed. Emma sympathizes with Jane's position.

Emma thinks that Jane and Colonel Campbell's new son-in-law, Mr. Dixon, are drawn to each other, which is why she arrived earlier than intended. She tells Frank, who met Jane and the Campbells at a vacation resort a year before, and he seems to agree with Emma.

Jane receives a piano from an unidentified source, which adds to her suspicions. Emma begins to fall in love with Frank, but it only lasts until his second visit. The Eltons are cruel to Harriet, culminating in Mr. Elton openly snubbing her at the Westons' gala in May. Mr. Knightley, who had hitherto avoided dancing, begs Harriet to dance gallantly.

Frank brings Harriet to Hartfield the day after the ball because she passed out following a nasty encounter with local gypsies. Harriet's thanks to Frank is misinterpreted by Emma as her love for him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Weston worries if Mr. Knightley has feelings for Jane, but Emma rejects the possibility.

Emma disagrees with Mr. Knightley when he thinks he sees a connection between Jane and Frank because Frank looks to be wooing her instead. Jane arrives late to a Donwell event in June, while Frank arrives late. The next day, Frank and Emma are joking about at Box Hill, a local picturesque area, when Emma casually attacks Miss Bates.

Emma feels embarrassed when Mr. Knightley chastises her for disrespecting Miss Bates. She sees Miss Bates the next day to make amends for her terrible behavior, impressing Mr. Knightley. Emma learns during the visit that Jane has taken a governess post from one of Mrs. Elton's friends. When Jane is unwell, she refuses to meet Emma or accept her presents.

Meanwhile, Frank has been visiting his aunt, who, unlike any other character in Austen's books, dies soon after his arrival. He and Jane had been secretly engaged since September, but Frank knew his aunt would be against the union.

Maintaining the concealment put a burden on the conscientious Jane, causing the pair to argue, resulting in Jane terminating the engagement. Frank's laid-back uncle gladly approves of the pairing. Emma is disappointed to learn that she was so incorrect as the engagement is made public.

Emma expects Harriet to be devastated by Frank's engagement, but she instead declares her love for Mr. Knightley, and while she recognizes the match is too unequal, Emma's support and Mr. Knightley's generosity have given her hope.

Emma is taken aback when she realizes she is in love with Mr. Knightley as well. Mr. Knightley returns to comfort Emma after the engagement of Frank and Jane, supposing her to be distraught. He proposes to her when she recognizes her folly, and she accepts. Harriet accepts Robert Martin's second proposal, and the two marry for the first time.

Frank and Jane pay a visit to the Westons, and Jane and Emma reconcile. They will marry after Frank's aunt's grieving time is through. Emma and Mr. Knightley get married before the end of November, with the promise of "perfect bliss."


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Northanger Abbey Summary

Northanger Abbey

Published: December 1817

Author: Jane Austen

Genres: Classic, Drama, Fiction, Historical, Literature, Regency, Romance, Victorian


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Catherine Morland, seventeen, is one of ten children of a rural pastor. Although she was a tomboy as a youngster, by the age of 17 she is "in preparation for a heroine" and enjoys reading Gothic books, particularly Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho.

Catherine is asked to join the Allens (her richer Fullerton neighbors) in visiting Bath and partaking in the city's winter season of balls, theatre, and other social joys. Soon after, she meets Henry Tilney, a charming young guy with whom she dances and converses. Mrs. Allen meets Mrs. Thorpe's daughter Isabella, a bright and provocative young lady, through Mrs. Allen's old school friend Mrs. Thorpe, and the two immediately become friends. Catherine's elder brother, James, is a friend of Mrs. Thorpe's son, John, at Oxford, where they are both students.

Catherine's connection with the Tilneys irritates the Thorpes, who correctly see Henry as a competition for Catherine's affections, despite Catherine's lack of interest in the crass John Thorpe. Catherine seeks to retain her ties with both the Thorpes and the Tilneys, despite John Thorpe's constant attempts to ruin her Tilney relationship. This causes multiple misunderstandings, forcing Catherine to explain herself to the Tilneys in an unpleasant situation.

Isabella and James decide to get married. James' father approves of the match and gives his son a rural parson's living of £400 per year, but they must wait two and a half years for him to get the benefice. Isabella is displeased, but she misrepresents her dissatisfaction to Catherine as being exclusively due to the delay, rather than the worth of the cash. 

Isabella starts flirting with Henry's older brother, Captain Tilney, right away. Catherine, who is innocent, is baffled by her friend's behavior, but Henry, who knows his brother's nature and habits, is all too aware of it.

Catherine is invited to stay with the Tilneys at Northanger Abbey for a few weeks. Catherine anticipates the monastery to be exotic and terrifying, based on her novel reading. Henry taunts her about it, as Northanger Abbey turns out to be delightful rather than Gothic. The mansion, however, has a mystery suite of rooms that no one ever visits; Catherine discovers that they were Mrs. Tilney's quarters, which she discovered nine years ago. Catherine concludes that General Tilney may have murdered her or imprisoned her in her chamber since he looks unaffected by her death.

Catherine realizes that her overactive imagination has led her misled since nothing about the apartments is weird or upsetting. Unfortunately, Henry interrogates her; he deduces and informs her that his father loved his wife in his own special manner and that her death really affected him. She walks away, weeping, fearful that she has completely lost Henry's respect. Catherine realizes how dumb she has been and concludes that, while novels are enjoyable, their content is unrelated to practical life. Henry never brings up the issue with her again.

James writes to tell her that he is not engaged with Isabella and that she is engaged to Captain Tilney instead. Henry and Eleanor Tilney have significant doubts about their brother's engagement to Isabella Thorpe. Catherine is deeply disappointed after discovering Isabella's dishonesty. A letter from Isabella herself later confirms the Tilney siblings' suspicions, demonstrating that Frederick Tilney was only flirting with Isabella. 

The General departs for London, and the mood at Northanger Abbey lightens and becomes more cheerful as a result of his departure. Catherine spends many pleasant days with Henry and Eleanor until the General arrives in a rage when Henry is out. He has Catherine leave early the next morning to return home, a surprising, unfriendly, and dangerous decision that compels Catherine to make the 70-mile (110-kilometer) trek alone.

Catherine is bored and miserable at home. Henry unexpectedly makes a visit and explains what has transpired. General Tilney had mistakenly considered her to be extremely wealthy as the Allens' potential heiress, and hence a good match for Henry, based on John Thorpe's disinformation. In London, General Tilney came upon Thorpe again; who, enraged and spiteful by Catherine's rejection of his half-made marriage proposal, claimed that she was on the verge of starvation. 

Enraged, General Tilney came home to evict Catherine (again, based on John Thorpe's disinformation). When Henry returned to Northanger, his father told him what had happened and prohibited him from thinking about Catherine ever again. When Henry discovers how she was handled, he defies his father and tells Catherine that despite his father's displeasure, he still wants to marry her. Catherine is overjoyed, but when Henry asks her parents for their blessing, they inform the young couple that ultimate permission would only come if General Tilney agrees.

General Tilney eventually agrees since Eleanor has married a wealthy and titled man, and he realizes that the Morlands, while not affluent, are far from poor.


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The Mysteries of Udolpho Summary

The Mysteries of Udolpho Summary
The Mysteries of Udolpho

Published: 8, May 1794

Author: Ann Ward Radcliffe

Genres: 80/100, Adventure, Classic, Education, Fiction, Gothic, History, Horror, Literary, Literature, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural


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The Mysteries of Udolpho is a classic Gothic tale, full of physical and psychological terrors such as lonely decaying castles, supposedly supernatural happenings, a brooding, plotting villain, and a persecuted heroine.

Radcliffe added extended descriptions of exotic landscapes in the Pyrenees and Apennines, as well as Venice, none of which she had visited, to which modern editors point out that only about a third of the novel takes place in the titular Gothic castle, and that the tone and style of the work vary significantly between sections. She depended on travel guides for specifics, which resulted in various inaccuracies.

The story, set in southern France and northern Italy in 1584, follows Emily St. Aubert, a young French woman orphaned by her father's death. Signor Montoni, an Italian brigand who has married her aunt and guardian Madame Cheron, has her imprisoned at Castle Udolpho. Emily's relationship with the dashing Valancourt is thwarted by him and others. Emily also looks into her father's relationship with the Marchioness de Villeroi and how it relates to Castle Udolpho.

Emily St. Aubert is the sole child of a wealthy rural family on the verge of bankruptcy. Emily and her father have a very strong relationship based on their common love of nature. Following her mother's death from sickness, they become further closer. She travels with him from their home Gascony to the Mediterranean coast of Roussillon, passing through several rugged regions. During their travels, they meet Valancourt, a dashing young man who has a mysterious connection with nature. Emily and Valancourt develop feelings for one another.

Emily's father passes away after a lengthy illness. Emily, who is now orphaned, is forced to live with her aunt, Madame Cheron, who has no interest in Emily's hobbies and displays no compassion for her. Her aunt marries Montoni, a shady Italian aristocrat. He wants to marry Emily's friend, Count Morano and attempts to force him on her. Montoni invites Emily and her aunt to his secluded castle of Udolpho after finding Morano is virtually demolished.

Emily is concerned that she has lost Valancourt for good. Morano looks for Emily and attempts to smuggle her away from Udolpho in the dark, but Emily's heart belongs to Valancourt, and she refuses. Montoni discovers Morano's attempted escape and wounds him before chasing him away. Montoni threatens his wife with violence in the months following, attempting to get her to sign up her possessions in Toulouse, which would otherwise pass to Emily upon his wife's death. Madame Cheron dies of a serious illness brought on by her husband's harshness without renouncing her inheritance.

In the castle, many terrifying yet fortuitous incidents occur, but Emily tries to leave with the assistance of a hidden lover, Du Pont, who is also a prisoner there, and the servants Annette and Ludovico. When Emily returns to her aunt's house, she discovers that Valancourt has fled to Paris and squandered his fortune. Despite this, she gains control of the land and is eventually reunited with Valancourt.


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The Castle of Otranto Summary

The Castle of Otranto Summary

The Castle of Otranto

Published: 1764

Author: Horace Walpole

Genres: 90/100, Classic, Fiction, Gothic, History, Horror, Literary, Literature, Occult, Supernatural


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The narrative of Manfred, the castle's lord, and his family are told in The Castle of Otranto. On the wedding day of his ailing son Conrad and Princess Isabella, the story begins. Conrad, however, is crushed to death by a massive helmet that descends on him from above just before the wedding.

This strange occurrence is all the more concerning in light of an old prophecy that "the castle and lordship of Otranto should depart from the present line after the true owner has grown too large to occupy it." Manfred, fearful that Conrad's death may spell the end of his dynasty, decides to marry Isabella himself while divorcing his present wife, Hippolita, whom he believes has failed to produce him a legitimate heir owing to Conrad's frail condition before his untimely death.

Isabella, however, flees to a chapel with the help of a peasant called Theodore while Manfred seeks to marry her. While speaking with the monk Jerome, who insured Isabella's safety at the church, Manfred orders Theodore's killing. Jerome detects a marking below Theodore's shoulder and recognizes Theodore as his own son as Theodore removes his shirt to be executed.

Jerome cries out for his son's life, but Manfred tells him that he must choose between the princess and his son's life. They are interrupted by the sound of a trumpet and the arrival of knights from another realm, who want to transfer Isabella and the castle to her father, Fredric because Fredric has a better claim to it (another reason Manfred wishes to wed Isabella). As a result, the knights and Manfred set off on a quest to find Isabella.

Theodore, who had been imprisoned by Manfred in a tower, is set free by Manfred's daughter, Matilda. He dashes to the basement chapel, where he discovers Isabella. To protect her from Manfred, he hides her in a cave and shuts it, but he ends up battling one of the strange knights. The knight, who reveals out to be Isabella's father, Frederic, is seriously injured by Theodore. They all head up to the palace to figure things out after that. Frederic and Manfred establish an agreement to marry one other's daughters when they fall in love with Matilda. After being warned by an apparition of a skeleton, Frederic withdraws.

Manfred brings a knife into the chapel where Matilda is meeting Theodore, fearing Isabella is having a tryst with Theodore. He stabs Isabella, mistaking her for his own daughter. As Matilda dies, Theodore is revealed to be the actual prince of Otranto, forcing Manfred to repent. The prophecy is realized, as a gigantic ghostly apparition arrives, shattering the castle walls.

Manfred abdicates the principality and, together with Hippolita, retires to religion. Theodore is made prince of the castle's ruins and married to Isabella, who is the only person who genuinely understands his grief.

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The Monk Summary

The Monk Summary

The Monk

Published: 1796

Author: Mathew Lewis

Genres: 95/100, Adult, Classic, Drama, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Literature, Magic, Romance, Suspense


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There are two primary plotlines in The Monk. The first is about the monk Ambrosio's corruption and demise, as well as his contacts with the demon-in-disguise Matilda and the virtuous virgin Antonia. The relationship between Raymond and the nun Agnes is the focus of the subplot. The story also features numerous extensive accounts of people with Gothic backstories who share their stories at various moments.

Antonia, who has just arrived in Madrid, goes to hear a sermon by Ambrosio, who was abandoned at the monastery as a child and is now a well-known monk. She meets Lorenzo, who is smitten by her. Lorenzo pays a visit to his sister Agnes, who is a nun at the convent nearby. He notices someone bringing a letter from Raymond to Agnes. Nuns, including Agnes, later pay Ambrosio a visit for confession. When Agnes admits to being pregnant with Raymond's kid, Ambrosio sends her to her abbey's Prioress for punishment.

Among the monks, Ambrosio's closest buddy exposes himself to be a woman named Matilda, who disguised herself to be near Ambrosio. Ambrosio is bitten by a snake while selecting a rose for her and becomes fatally ill. Matilda looks after him. Matilda explains that she swallowed the poison from Ambrosio's wound and is now dying herself as he recovers. Matilda asks him to make love to her right before she dies, and he gives in to the temptation.

Raymond's connection with his sister Agnes is brought up by Lorenzo. Raymond recounts their lengthy relationship together. Raymond was traveling across Germany when he was stuck in a home owned by a robber who kills and robs travelers due to a carriage mishap. Raymond avoided being slain thanks to a warning from the bandit's wife and escaped with a Baroness who was also staying at the cottage. After that, when visiting the Baroness, Raymond fell in love with her niece Agnes. The Baroness, on the other hand, was madly in love with Raymond, and when he turned down her overtures, she made plans to transfer Agnes to a convent.

Raymond and Agnes decided to marry on the spur of the moment. Agnes intended to dress up as the Bleeding Nun, a ghost that haunts the castle and leaves at midnight. Raymond had an unintentional elopement with the real-life spirit of the real-life Bleeding Nun. The Wandering Jew was needed to help exorcise the ghost of the Bleeding Nun. When he was released, he went to the monastery and met Agnes. He seduced Agnes there. She begged him to help her flee when she found out she was pregnant.

Lorenzo offers to assist Raymond in eloping with Agnes when Raymond concludes his narrative. He obtains a papal bull that frees Agnes from her vows as a nun, allowing her to marry Raymond. When he brings it to the Prioress, however, she informs Lorenzo that Agnes had died a few days previously. Lorenzo doesn't believe it, but Agnes hasn't been heard from in over two months. Meanwhile, Lorenzo has obtained his family's approval for his marriage to Antonia.

Matilda heals herself of the poison by performing a ceremony at the graveyard after having sex with Ambrosio. She and Ambrosio remain secret lovers, but Ambrosio has had enough of her. When Ambrosio first meets Antonia, he is immediately drawn to her. He begins paying regular visits to Antonia's mother, Elvira, in the hopes of seducing Antonia. Ambrosio hugs Antonia on a visit, but she refuses. Elvira greets him and urges him to go. Matilda informs Ambrosio that she can assist him in obtaining Antonia's charms, in the same manner, she was cured of the poison: through witchcraft.

Ambrosio is in a state of shock. He accepts, though, when she shows him a magical mirror in which Antonia is swimming. Matilda and Ambrosio return to the cemetery, where Matilda summons Lucifer, a youthful and attractive figure. He provides Matilda with a magical myrtle twig that allows Ambrosio to access any door and satisfy his passion for Antonia without her realizing who is the ravisher. Ambrosio accepts without selling himself to the devil, he believes.

Raymond's servant disguises himself as a beggar and visits the monastery in an attempt to locate Agnes. Mother St. Ursula hands him a basket of goodies as he walks away, hiding a message instructing Raymond to have the cardinal arrest both Mother St. Ursula and the Prioress for Agnes' murder.

Ambrosio enters Antonia's bedroom with the magical bough. He is about to rape her when Elvira arrives and confronts him. Ambrosio kills Elvira in a frenzy and returns to the convent, dissatisfied with his passion and frightened that he has now become a murderer. Antonia, bereaved by her mother's death, encounters her mother's spirit. Antonia faints from fear and is discovered by her landlady, who summons Ambrosio for assistance. Matilda assists Ambrosio in obtaining a mixture that would place Antonia in a deathlike stupor. Ambrosio delivers the poison while caring for Antonia and Antonia seems to die.

Lorenzo returns to Madrid, accompanied by an Inquisition official. The Prioress is detained during a procession honoring Saint Clare. Agnes' death at the hands of the sisters is publicly described by Mother St. Ursula. The parade throng turns into a raging mob when they learn that the Prioress is a murderer. They assassinate the Prioress, assault other nuns, and set fire to the monastery. Lorenzo discovers a group of nuns and a young woman called Virginia sheltering in the crypt among the chaos.

Lorenzo finds Agnes alive and carrying the lifeless body of the infant she had given birth to while abandoned in the dungeon. Lorenzo saves Agnes and the other nuns from the vault with Virginia's aid. Meanwhile, in the crypt, Antonia awakens from her drugged slumber, and Ambrosio rapes her. After that, he's just as disgusted with Antonia as he was with Matilda, the woman who came to warn him about the incident. In an attempt to flee, Ambrosio murders Antonia.

Virginia pays Lorenzo a visit when he is grieving, and the two become closer. Agnes goes into great detail about her dreadful time in the prison. Agnes and Raymond marry, and the couple goes with Lorenzo and Virginia from Madrid to Raymond's castle, where they subsequently marry.

The Inquisition summons Ambrosio and Matilda to appear before it. Matilda admits her guilt and is condemned to death by fire. She sells her soul to the devil in return for her freedom and life before the punishment is carried out. Ambrosio is tormented because he insists on his innocence. Matilda appears to him and advises him to surrender his soul to Satan. Ambrosio protests his innocence again, but after being tortured, he admits to rape, murder, and magic, and is sentenced to death by fire.

Ambrosio, in desperation, requests Lucifer to spare his life, but he is told that it would cost him his soul. Ambrosio is hesitant to give up hope of God's forgiveness, but Lucifer assures him that it isn't possible. Ambrosio finally agrees to the contract after considerable deliberation. Lucifer takes him out of his dungeon and into the forest. Lucifer reveals that Elvira was his mother, making Antonia his sister, and adding incest to his list of sins. Ambrosio then discovers that he accepted Lucifer's offer only minutes before being pardoned.

Lucifer says that gaining Ambrosio's soul has been his objective for a long time, and Matilda was a demon assisting him. Lucifer then points out a flaw in Ambrosio's deal: Ambrosio simply wanted to be released from his confinement. Lucifer has completed his half of the contract and is now free to murder Ambrosio and take his soul. He lifts Ambrosio into the air and lands him on the cliffs below. Ambrosio endures for six days before dying alone and eternally cursed.


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