] I can even remember several times that I couldn't wait to get back to the book so that I could find out what was going to happen.

So... were you late to the meeting with your dressmaker because you were too enthralled with Udolpho? ;-)

] I completely agree with Helen E. that the book is about 3 or 4 hundred pages longer than it needs to be.

Goodness, how many pages was it??

Thanks for the summary, Bob. All in all, I think I'm glad I never read it!