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The Castle of Otranto

The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole

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ISBN10: 9355224605
ISBN13: 9789355224606
Publisher: Classy Publishing
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole is widely celebrated as the first Gothic novel. Set in a remote Italian castle, the story blends medieval terror and ancient romance, following a tyrant's frantic, supernatural downfall after a gigantic, cursed helmet mysteriously crushes his only heir. The plot centers on Lord Manfred, a tyrannical prince desperate to secure his lineage following the sudden death of his son. Terrified of losing his bloodline and fortune, Manfred resolves to divorce his wife and marry the much younger Isabella himself. Isabella flees the tyrannical prince, plunging into a chilling labyrinth of secret passages, clanging trapdoors, and ghostly visitations. As Manfred resorts to increasingly sinister machinations to maintain his power, he unleashes a wave of terrifying, supernatural occurrences that threaten to destroy his entire legacy.

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