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The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto
Author: Horace Walpole
All the familiar components of the Gothic novel -- the ominous darkness and the howling wind, the dire portents and the ineluctable prophecy -- originate in this tale of unnatural passions and unacknowledgeable guilt. Manfred, Prince of Otranto is eager to marry off his son Conrad but finds himself thwarted when a gigantic, supernatural helmet ...  more »
ISBN: 158613
Publication Date: 1963
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Collier Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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