The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto
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Summary
Presented here with extra material about the author’s life and works, notes and bibliographic information, The Castle of Otranto was the first and most influential novel of the eighteenth-century Gothic revival
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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
When Conrad, son of Prince Manfred of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances on his wedding day, his father, fearing his line is at an end, declares that he will divorce his wife and marry his late son’s intended bride. Soon, however, this planned union brings about a series of supernatural events, tragic misunderstandings and cold-blooded murder. Presented as the translation of a medieval Italian text from the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto was the first and most influential novel of the eighteenth-century Gothic revival, and introduced several of what became its most recognizable tropes.
I have received The Castle of Otranto… It engages our attention here, makes some of us cry a little, and all in general afraid to go to bed o’nights-- Thomas Gray
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Oxford (1717–97), was a writer, antiquarian and Whig politician best known for his letter-writing and for The Castle of Otranto, the first Gothic novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847497598 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847497594 |
| Title | The Castle of Otranto |
| Author | Horace Walpole |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |