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The Castle of Otranto
Horace Walpole
- Fantasy
- Book language: English
- 96 pages
The Castle of Otranto is a short Gothic novel from 1764, often described as the first of its kind. Set in a medieval Italian castle, it blends a usurping lord, an ancient prophecy and supernatural portents as a noble family's fate unfolds. It is worth listening to for its atmosphere and its influence on later Gothic fiction.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
