![]() It died, suddenly, at the turn of the century, and I’ve often wondered what happened to its editor, publisher and all round head girl of the Gothic Society Jennie Gray. Udolpho, formerly The Goth was a quarterly literary magazine published by the Gothic Society. And suddenly, just now as I was sitting here staring into space, I remembered this connection. I remember telling Ulorin at the time that it reminded me of art works from that great, but now deceased, publication of the 1990s – Udolpho. It’s the image Plague Rats, based on Emilie Autumn’s stage show by the artist better known as model Ulorin Vex, but probably more on her at a later date. She wears heavy, grey dresses and carries a chatelaine with the Asylum Key suspended.One of the pictures on my wall beside my computer is a drawing I bought last year, when for a short while I unusually had money to spare. Madame Mournington is described as having dark eyes, an aquiline nose and a haughty demeanor. In the end, having seen and realized the truth, not just behind the cruelty towards the inmates but Violet's fate, she is overcome with remorse over her part in the years of murder and misery inside the Asylum walls. ![]() Her cold-hearted approach to the girls and distant disposition likely stems from the loss of her daughter Violet, as she states she had difficulty being around female children. She genuinely believes that The Asylum is state of the art and a good place to put 'the ungrateful girls' that arrive here. Madame Mournington has devoted herself to a life under the guardianship of her son, who dotes upon her, while she struggles with conflicting emotions for him. The reality of what is actually going on in the Asylum comes crashing down on her, she confronts her son, and finally takes her life with cyanide. Upon returning to the Asylum she happens upon the body of the recently murdered Christelle, who smells like almonds, just like little Violet upon her death. Greavesly, she leaves for her sister's house and tea salon in Coventry. ![]() Tormented by dreams of her deceased daughter and beginning to feel unsafe in the Asylum due to the presence of the new surgeon, Dr. Madame Mournington tells her story through a series of letters, much like Emily to Emilie, addressed to her sister Augusta. Her duties include retrieving cast-off girls, being the face of the institution to families delivering girls to the Asylum and informing new inmates of the Asylum and their new situation. Madame Mournington remained in mourning for the rest of her life.Īs her son took over as head physician of The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, she was given the position as Headmistress. ![]() Stockill was merely weeks later followed by the tragic and unexplained death of little Violet. While enjoying an upper middle class life, she describes her married life as abusive and violent. At one point she married to the father of her children Montmorency and Violet and relocated to London. Madame Mournington was born and raised in Coventry, England. Madame Mournington is the Headmistress of the Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls. ![]() to Emily upon her commitment to The Asylum The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, London Town ![]()
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