![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With its compelling blend of sinister portents, tempestuous passions and ghostly visitations, it spawned an entire literary tradition and influenced such writers as Ann Radcliffe and Bram Stoker. First published pseudonymously in 1764, purporting to be an ancient Italian text from the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto is a founding work of Gothic fiction. It is considered the first Gothic story ever written, and as such, it influenced. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the curse placed on Manfred's ancestor, who usurped the lawful Prince of Otranto, begins to unfold. The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 gothic horror novel written by the 4th Earl of Oxford, Horace Walpole. Discover Walpoles The Castle of Otranto: Including an Introductory Excerpt by Austin Dobson by Horace Walpole and millions of other books available at Barnes & Noble. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself - despite the fact he is already married. On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. ![]()
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