The Castle of Otranto Paperback - 2002
by Horace Walpole; Michael Gamer
On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. Fearing the end of his dynasty, his father, Manfred, determines to marry Conrad's betrothed, Isabella, until a series of supernatural events stands in his way. . . .
Set in the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto (1764) established the Gothic as a literary form in England. With its compelling blend of psychological realism and supernatural terror, guilty secrets and unlawful desires, it has influenced a literary tradition stretching from Ann Radcliffe and Bram Stoker to Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King.
This Penguin Classics edition includes a full selection of early responses to the novel, as well as a critical introduction, chronology of Walpole's life and works, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes.
"[Walpole] is the father of the first romance and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer." (Lord Byron)
Summary
Set in the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto (1764) established the Gothic as a literary form in England. With its compelling blend of psychological realism and supernatural terror, guilty secrets and unlawful desires, it has influenced a literary tradition stretching from Ann Radcliffe and Bram Stoker to Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King.
This Penguin Classics edition includes a full selection of early responses to the novel, as well as a critical introduction, chronology of Walpole's life and works, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes.
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- Title The Castle of Otranto
- Author Horace Walpole; Michael Gamer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, Great Britain
- Date 2002-01-29
- ISBN 9780140437676 / 0140437673
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.88 x 5.08 x 0.5 in (20.02 x 12.90 x 1.27 cm)
- Reading level 1030
- Library of Congress subjects Italy, Horror fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002278393
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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