The Castle of Otranto - Softcover

Walpole, Horace

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Horace Walpole's classic novel, regarded as the first gothic novel ever published and starting the influential genre. In this seminal tale, a the ancient curse of a castle drives its inhabitants to murder and other grisly acts in attempts to protect family lines.

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Horace Walpole (1717-97), 4th Earl of Orford, was the son of the Whig Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. In 1747 he moved to Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, which he transformed into his "little Gothic castle". He was at the centre of literary and political society and an arbiter of taste. He is remembered for his witty letters to a wide circle of friends. Michael Gamer is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of 'Romanticism and the Gothic' (CUP, 2000).

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PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date2017
ISBN 10 1548394483
ISBN 13 9781548394486
BindingPaperback
Number of pages80
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