The Castle of Otranto - Softcover

Walpole, Horace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161949177X ISBN 13: 9781619491779

Publisher: Empire Books, 2011

Synopsis

On the day of Conrad’s wedding to princess Isabella, a horrible accident befalls the bridegroom. Fearing that this is the realization of a terrible ancient prophecy, Conrad’s father Manfred believes that the fate foretold by the prophecy can only be averted if he marries Isabella himself. “The Castle of Otranto” – a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole – is credited with creating the genre of the gothic novel.

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About the Author:

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797) — also known as Horace Walpole — was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764) and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. He was the son of the first British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. As he was childless, his barony descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Empire Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 161949177X
• ISBN 13: 9781619491779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106