The Castle Of Otranto - 9780140437676

With this title, Walpole established the Gothic as a literary form in England. It was first published as a scholarly translation from an ancient Italian text, a supernatural tale of a fatal prophecy set in the time of the crusades and one which inspired terror in its early readers.

• | By (Author): Horace Walpole
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• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2001
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0140437673
• | ISBN-13: 9780140437676