The castle of Otranto
Walpole, Horace, 1717-17972018
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Can Manfred, the Prince of Otranto, secure the family castle for his descendants in the face of a mysterious curse - or does the tragic death of his son Conrad on his wedding day signal the end of his line? Determined to avert destruction, Manfred vows to divorce his wife, who he believes has failed to bear him a proper heir, and marry the beautiful bride, Isabella, himself. But when Isabella flees in terror, assisted by well-meaning friends and allies, the fate that Manfred has sought to avoid only draws inexorably closer. Who will survive as the dynasty - and the walls of the castle itself - come crumbling down?
Main title:
The castle of Otranto / by Horace Walpole.
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Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Leicester : Thorpe, Ulverscroft, 2018.
Collation:
166 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
First published pseudonymously in 1764, "The Castle of Otranto" purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to the second edition, "to blend the two kinds of romance: the ancient and the modern". He gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity, and exciting contests. Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favourite among his numerous works. His friend, the poet Thomas Gray, wrote that he and his family, having read Otranto, were now "afraid to go to bed o'nights". The novel is here reprinted from a text of 1798, the last that Walpole himself prepared for the press.
Audience:
Adult.
ISBN:
9781444835915 (paperback)
Language:
English
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BRN:
360209
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Large Print - Fiction | WALPOL | Available |