The Castle of Otranto
First published in 1764, Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, a work which blended supernatural and fantastical elements with realistic characters and events. Heralding in a new and immensely popular literary style, the novel purports to be the true story of Manfred, lord of the Italian Castle Otranto during medieval times, who out of concern for carrying on his lineage attempts to marry off his son to the young and beautiful Princess Isabella. When a tragic and supernatural accident kills his son on his wedding day, a desperate Manfred will stop at nothing to wed Isabella himself and ensure…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4209-6124-9
- EAN: 9781420961249
- Produktnummer: 30008404
- Verlag: Digireads.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 90 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.5 cm 126 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 126
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