Castle of Otranto
Autor: | Horace Walpole |
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EAN: | 9781775410706 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.01.2009 |
Untertitel: | A Gothic Novel |
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Widely considered the first gothic novel, and indeed an initiator of the whole genre, The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It tells the tale of the lord of a castle, Manfred, and his family. Manfred's son Conrad is about to be married to princess Isabella, but Conrad is killed, crushed to death by the fall of a huge helmet from above. In light of an ancient prophesy, this tragic event is especially ominous.