The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Purporting to be based on a (fictitious) sixteenth-century manuscript containing a mediaeval story about spooky goings - on in an Italian castle, this story opens with the death of the heir of the castle of Otrantro, on both his wedding-day and his birthday, crushed by an immense helmet.
Horace Walpole (1717-1797) was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's 'first prime minister.' Educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, he was an antiquary, an historian, a Member of Parliament, a novelist and a printer. He famously remodelled his house at Strawberry Hill in the Gothic style and in 1791 succeeded to the title of fourth Earl of Orford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845884994 |
| ISBN 10 | 184588499X |
| Title | The Castle of Otranto |
| Author | Horace Walpole |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nonsuch Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 159 |
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