The Castle of Otranto
"The Castle of Otranto" is regarded as the first Gothic novel. The son of Manfred, Prince of Otranto, is mysteriously killed on his wedding day by a huge helmet. The event leads to a fast-paced story of jealous passion, intrigue, murder and supernatural phenomena unfolding in an atmosphere of thunderclaps, moonlight, and dark castle walls - mirroring the inner turmoils of the characters themselves.
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By turns lurid, sensational and amusing, this eighteenth-century gothic romance remains a tour de force. --The Guardian
Containing a Harry Potter-like array of animated portraits, supernatural adventures in vaults and cellars and astonishing, inexplicable events --The Telegraph
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Containing a Harry Potter-like array of animated portraits, supernatural adventures in vaults and cellars and astonishing, inexplicable events --The Telegraph
Horace Walpole's tale, an immediate success when it first appeared in 1764, is a classic of its genre.
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- PublisherNaxos AudioBooks
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 9626343796
- ISBN 13 9789626343791
- BindingAudio CD
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