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The Castle of Otranto written by Horace Walpole performed by Neville Jason on CD (Unabridged)

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ISBN: 9781843798651
Genre - Main: Fiction
Genre - Specific: Classic English
Duration: 280 mins
Length: Unabridged
Author: Horace Walpole
Performer 1: Neville Jason
Rarity: Rare

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel. The son of Manfred, Prince of Otranto, is mysteriously killed on his wedding day by a huge helmet. The event leads to a fast-paced story of jealous passion, intrigue, murder and supernatural phenomena unfolding ...

... in an atmosphere of thunderclaps, moonlight, and dark castle walls mirroring the inner turmoils of the characters themselves.

Horace Walpole's tale, an immediate success when it first appeared in 1764, is a classic of its genre.

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