| The Castle of Otranto Contributor(s): Morley, Henry (Editor), Walpole, Horace (Author) |
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ISBN: 1974435075 ISBN-13: 9781974435074 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Gothic |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.42 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Castle of Otranto, the usurper Manfred tries to solidify his position by marrying the young Isabella and producing another male heir. When Isabella's father appears in the guise of the Knight of the Gigantic Sabre, Manfred's plans are foiled. The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to the Second Edition, "to blend the two kinds of romance: the ancient and the modern." Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favorite among his numerous works. |