The castle of Otranto
a gothic story / Horace Walpole ; edited by W.S. Lewis with a new introduction and notes by E.J. Clery.
by Horace Walpole
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This book is the earliest and most influential of the Gothic novels. First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to the second edition, "to blend the two kinds of romance: the ancient and the modern." He gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity, and exciting contests. Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favorite among his numerous works. - Back cover.
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The Castle of Otranto: a Gothic story
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The castle of Otranto: a gothic story / Horace Walpole ; edited by W.S. Lewis with a new introduction and notes by E.J. Clery.
2008, Oxford University Press
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The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
January 2004, Barnes & Noble
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The castle of Otranto: a Gothic story
1791, Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, bookseller of London
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [116]-125).
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