The Castle of Otranto (Penguin Classics)
by Horace Walpole, Michael Gamer
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0140437673
- ISBN 13
- 9780140437676
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Brit Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0001698063
- Title
- The Castle of Otranto (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Horace Walpole, Michael Gamer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used; Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0140437673
- ISBN 13
- 9780140437676
- Publisher
- Longman
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- This edition first published
- 2002-01
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