Walpole Castle Of Otranto

WALPOLE, HORACE; SCOTT, SIR WALTER (INTRODUCTION); SPURGEON, CAROLINE F. E. (PREFACE). The Castle Of Otranto. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York: .

159 pages. According to Sir Walter Scott, "The Castle of Otranto is remarkable not only for the wild interest of the story, but as the first modern attempt to found a tale of amusing fiction upon the basis of the ancient romances of chivalry." Hardcover, no dustjacket. Very good condition considering its age.

[SW: (Key Words: Gothic Novels, The Castle of Otranto, Supernatural, Horace Walpole, Sir Walter Scott, Chivalry, Romances, English Literature, Caroline F. E. Spurgeon).]

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Haining, Peter (ed.) Matthew Lewis; Tobias Smollett; Horace Walpole; Clara Reeve; William Beckford; Wm. Godwin; Charles Brockden Brown; C Maturin; Mary Shelley; Edward Bulwer Lytton; Thomas Priest; Eugene Sue; W Harrison Ainsworth; J Sheridan Le Fanu; The Craft of Terror: Extracts from the Famous Gothic Horror Novels ( Monk; Ferdinand Count Fathom; Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Caleb Williams; Melmoth the Wanderer; Last Man; Cult of Zanoni; Feast of Blood; Mysteries of Paris; Elixir of Life; etc) London: Four Square Gothic Mystery / NEL / New English Library, 1966, 1st Edition, 1st Printing ; weicher Einband / soft cover; 1. Ed.
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------------paperback, a solid Very Good copy, age toning to paper,.contents include: Introduction By Haining, Peter (ed) The Monk By Mathew Lewis; Ferdinand Count Fathom By Tobias Smollett; The Castle of Otranto By Horace Walpole; the Old English Baron By Clara Reeve; Vathek By William Beckford; Caleb Williams By Wm. Godwin; Wieland or the Transformation By Charles Brockden Brown; Melmoth the Wanderer By C Maturin; the Last Man By Mary Shelley; the Cult of Zanoni By Edward Buler Lytton; the Feast of Blood By Thomas Prest; the Mysteries of Paris By Eugene Sue; the House By the Churchyard By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; the Elixir of Life By Wm Harrison Ainsworth; Metzengerstein By Edgar Allan Poe , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo First Edition Mass Market Paperback; First Edition

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Horace,Walpole: The Castle of Otranto A Gothic Story, Oxford University Press, August 2008 ISBN: 0199537216
First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. Walpole gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity, and exciting contexts. Emma Clery's new introduction and notes make this the definitive edition.<

NEUBUCH! New edition. 0. Auflage, 2008 - 125 Seiten 198 mm x 128 mm x 17 mm Einband:Kartoniert/Broschiert

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Various Authors: Alexandre Dumas, Horace Walpole, M. G. Lewis, W. H. Maxwell, Alfred Armitage, Vicomte D'arlingcourt: The Black Tulip, The Castle of Otranto, The Bravo of Venice, The Dark Lady of Doona, Cavalier and Roundhead, The Renegade, London George Newnes ; fester Einband / hard cover

The Black Tulip by Alexander Dumas, bound with: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole & The Bravo of Venice by "Monk" Lewis; The Dark Lady of Doona by W. H. Maxwell; Cavalier and Roundhead by Alfred Armitage & The Renegade by Vicomte D'Arlingcourt. George Newnes Ltd, nd (c1900). 5 late Victorian/Edwardian paperbacks bound together (without original wrappers). Texts in double columns. Early C20th deep maroon cloth. Paper lightly browned throughout, otherwise good. Hard Cover

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