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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Horace Walpole, Michael GamerSeries:Penguin ClassicsPublish date:2002-01-29Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140437676ISBN-10:140437673UPC:9780140437676Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Gothic, HorrorSize:7.88 x 5.08 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCZP33VQP4
The Castle of Otranto
The founding work of Gothic fiction On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself - despite the fact he is already married. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the...
Series: Penguin Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140437676ISBN-10:140437673UPC:9780140437676Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Gothic, HorrorSize:7.88 x 5.08 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SCZP33VQP4
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...
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