This Gothic heroine lifted the famous black veil and spent time at a castle in Italy.
- Emily St. Aubert
- Isabella
- Donna Clara
- Clara la Luc
Answer
The correct answer is A) Emily St. Aubert.
More General Knowledge questions
- Complete this quote from a novel by Jane Austen: No one who had ever met _____ ______ in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine.
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