The author claimed to have written ' The Castle of Otranto' - a medieval mystery story set in a haunted castle peopled by fantastic characters - after s night of dreams. Horace Walpole is credited by many with the invention of the Gothic Novel. It is a fitting origin for this dark book of terror and mystery, an attempt, in Walpole' s own words, 'to blend the two kinds of romance, the ancient and the modern.' Walpole' s literary experiment has proved to be a great success, and The Castle of Otranto has rarely been out of print since its first publication in 1764.
This edition contains extra material about the author's life and works, notes and bibliographic information 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 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 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.
Soon, however, this planned union brings about a series of supernatural events, tragic misunderstandings and cold-blooded murder. 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.
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