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Title: The Castle of Otranto
Condition: New
Author: Horace Walpole
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9781843915201
ISBN: 9781843915201
Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
Genre: Fiction
Topic: Classic Fiction
Release Date: 26/09/2014
Description: A fantastic, provocative and playful tale of medieval dynastic and sexual politics, The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first ever published gothic novel and has inspired authors from Edgar Allan Poe to J.K. Rowling. Abounding with unfulfilled prophecies, supernatural occurrences, adventure, suspense and destiny it follows the fortunes of the royal family of Sicily in the thirteenth century. Prince Conrad is crushed to death on the day of his wedding to the beautiful Princess Isabella. Heirless - and terrified of an ancient prophecy that foretells the downfall of his dynasty - his father, King Manfred, divorces his wife and resolves to marry the princess himself. Far from enamoured with her new fiance, Isabella flees the royal castle and makes for the sanctuary of a nearby church with the help of the humble Theodore. When the pair are captured their respective fates seem inescapable; but at the moment of Theodore's death, delivery comes from the most unexpected of places.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 195mm
Item Length: 8mm
Item Width: 125mm
Item Weight: 132g
Release Year: 2014

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