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Horror, suspense, and the supernatural: experience three classic gothic tales.
Three Gothic Novels
The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein
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512 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2006
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Summary
The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels.
- The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three.
- Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140430363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140430369 |
| Author: | Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Mary Shelley, Peter Fairclough, Mario Praz |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
William Beckford
Mary Shelley
Edited by Peter Fairclough Introduction by Mario Praz
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