The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother by Horace Walpole

The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother

Horace Walpole

357 pages first pub 1791 (editions)

fiction classics dark slow-paced
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For readers who revel in the eerie and the unknown, The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother by Horace Walpole is a hauntingly captivating tale that dives into the darker corners of the human psyche, exploring themes of family secrets, guilt, and the blurred lines between good and evil.

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This Broadview edition pairs the first Gothic novel with the first Gothic drama, both by Horace Walpole.Published on Christmas Eve, 1764, on Walpole’s private press at Strawberry Hill, his Gothicized country house, The Castle of Otranto became an ...

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