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Frank, \u003ci\u003eThe First Gothics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seduced and betrayed by a rake, Julie de Rubine lives in seclusion with her infant son, Enr co. One day, their calm retirement is interrupted by the Marchese de Montferrat, who promises to provide for Julie and her son if she agrees to care for an unfortunate orphan, Laurette, whose origin is shrouded in mystery. Under the assumed name of Madame Chamont, Julie raises the two children, whose youthful friendship eventually blossoms into love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Laurette matures, she resolves to learn the identity of her real parents. Her only clues are a painted miniature of a beautiful lady and the whisperings of a sinister monk, who warns her to avoid the Marchese de Montferrat. But when Julie is kidnapped by banditti and Laurette is taken to the gloomy castle of the lascivious Marchese, will she be able to uncover the truth and marry her beloved Enr co, or will she fall victim to the lustful Montferrat? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The rarest of the seven horrid novels, Eleanor Sleath's \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of the Rhine\u003c\/i\u003e (1798) is indebted to Ann Radcliffe's \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e (1794) and Regina Maria Roche's \u003ci\u003eThe Children of the Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e (1796) but possesses a charm and fascination all its own. 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