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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1764)
The very first Gothic novel. A giant helmet falls from the sky and crushes the heir of Otranto on his wedding day. Supernatural terrors, secret passages, and prophetic curses follow in this wildly imaginative tale that launched an entire literary genre.
Historical Significance:
Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto in 1764, initially pretending it was a medieval manuscript he had merely "translated." When its popularity encouraged him ...
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The very first Gothic novel. A giant helmet falls from the sky and crushes the heir of Otranto on his wedding day. Supernatural terrors, secret passages, and prophetic curses follow in this wildly imaginative tale that launched an entire literary genre.
Historical Significance:
Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto in 1764, initially pretending it was a medieval manuscript he had merely "translated." When its popularity encouraged him ...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=173
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