Horace Walpole Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost Books

First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of... more

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  The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (Oxford World's Classics)

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  • Posted:Aug-12-2008

  • Oxford World Classics edition
  • I have to agree with the consensus of reviewers here: If you are looking for an excellent Gothic novel to read, this one is not it. If you are studying the history of Gothic literature and...
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  • Posted:Dec-24-2005

  • Lovely, trashy early novel
  • The Castle of Otranto isn't the best novel you'll ever read, since its characters are more like "types" than living human beings. That said, it's a breezy example of an early novel, before the...
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  • Posted:Aug-28-2005

  • Sterility, sterility! or, You Must Be Kidding
  • If "The Castle of Otranto" were *only* a predictable-yet-ridiculous, overwrought mass of goo -- a narrative devoid of delight, pacing, or any discernible reason to care about it -- I would not be...
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On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. Fearing the... more

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  The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview Literary Texts)

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  • Posted:Apr-20-2008

  • Disappointing?
  • Known as the landmark in "Gothic literature", I wasn't too sure of what to expect with this. Things started off well when the would-be husband gets squished under a giant helment mysteriously...
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  • Posted:Dec-10-2007

  • the humble beginnings of gothic fiction
  • Here it is: the novel that created the gothic fiction genre and paved the way for such works as Frankenstein, Dracula, The Monk, Melmoth the Wanderer, The Shining and Alien (to name just a few)....
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  • Posted:Jun-10-2007

  • Setting the Tone
  • "The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole, is regarded as the first novel of the gothic genre. Indeed its short and simple story is filled with the supernatural, and what must nowadays count as...
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