The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole Narrated by Sean Murphy

Overview

The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally held to be the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Thus, Castle, and Walpole by extension is arguably the forerunner to such authors as Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Daphne du Maurier, and Stephen King.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Containing a Harry Potter-like array of animated portraits, supernatural adventures in vaults and cellars and astonishing, inexplicable events."  —Telegraph

"By turns lurid, sensational and amusing, this eighteenth-century gothic romance remains a tour de force."  —Guardian

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169491616
Publisher:	Oregan Publishing
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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