The Castle of Otranto

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The Castle of Otranto
Folio Society
Horror

The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole
Edition year 1976
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Charles Keeping
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 144
Dimensions 22.8 × 14.8 cm

Edition details

The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Introduction by Devendra P. Varma. 6 leaves of two-colour lithographs by Charles Keeping. Quarter bound in black cloth, marbled paper boards by Ingeborg Börjeson. Dark green endleaves. Grey slipcase. 22.8x14.8cm. 144pp.

About the book

Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto is widely regarded as the first Gothic novel. Set in a medieval Italian castle, it follows the tyrannical Prince Manfred as supernatural events, ancient prophecies and dynastic fears threaten his family's hold on power. Giant armour, secret passages, apparitions and forbidden desire create an atmosphere that established many of the conventions later associated with Gothic fiction.

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