The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole, 1764
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A quote from Horace Walpole about his 1764 novel. Castle of Otranto is considered to be the first Gothic novel. ( See https://books.google.com/books?id=KN8NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Walpoliana+hous+of+composition&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisxei13obWAhUExYMKHfjZC_cQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Walpoliana%20hous%20of%20composition&f=false)
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When Conrad, son of Prince Manfred of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances on his wedding day, his father, fearing his line is at an end,
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Gothic fiction merges deep passions with chill dread. Here are fourteen recommendations to get you going with gothic fiction.
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Amazon.com: The Castle of Otranto (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels): 9780486434124: Horace Walpole: Books
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The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century...
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Detail of toy theatre character from my 2014 Christmas card design … Having written and posted quite a lot about toy theatre (juvenile drama) over the weeks leading up to Christmas, and toy t…
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Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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First Gothic novel? Though the intellectuals of the Enlightenment discredited "The Caste of Otranto" (1764) as "fake" because its superstitious elements combined history with fiction, Walpole paved the way for many great Gothic authors to follow: Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Edgar Allan Poe.
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Considered one of the first Gothic novels, if not THE first, Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto is a classic from eighteenth century England. Here you will find information on the author and his infamous novel.
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Hello Cobblers! Today marks the first day of our Gothic Literature Month here at Literary Cobblestones. Who better to feature than the godfather of Gothic Lit. himself — Horace Walpole, autho…
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A Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become
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