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The castle of Otranto : a gothic story / Horace Walpole.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walpole, Horace.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inheritance and succession--Fiction.
- Inheritance and succession.
- Horror tales.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1901.
- Summary:
- Widely considered the first gothic novel, and indeed an initiator of the whole genre, The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It tells the tale of the lord of a castle, Manfred, and his family. Manfred's son Conrad is about to be married to princess Isabella, but Conrad is killed; crushed to death by the fall of a huge helmet from above. In light of an ancient prophesy, this tragic event is especially ominous.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 30, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-77556-830-X
- OCLC:
- 540898498
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