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15 de mar. de 1993 · Jealous passion leads to murder, ghostly incarnations and desperate pursuits, before Manfred, false Prince of Otranto, is exposed and order is finally restored to the land. At once a horror story, a mystery and a parody, The Castle of Otranto is also a tantalizing autobiographical work by one of England's most witty and perspective ...
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The Castle of Otranto and Hieroglyphic Tales. Horace Walpole, Robert L. Mack (Illustrator) 3.33. 30 ratings2 reviews. Part of the "Everyman" series, which includes a themed introduction, a chronology, a plot summary and selected criticism.
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Hace 4 días · Beside The Castle of Otranto, Walpole published several non-fictional works, and the small collection of stories titled Hieroglyphic tales (1785). The book is ironically presented by an anonymous author as based on an ancient manuscript and contains six fantastic stories, which reveal how Walpole was inspired by the orientalist vogue ...
13 de dic. de 2014 · 13 December 2014. ALAMY. Tragic tales of doomed romance and supernatural horror, often set in baroque castles, have thrilled readers for centuries. But many modern-day fans of gothic literature...
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Buy The Castle Of Otranto And Hieroglyphic Tales: A Gothic Story (Everyman) by Walpole, Horace (ISBN: 9780460871983) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on eligible orders.
- Horace Walpole
From Horace Walpole's own 1785 introduction: "The Hieroglyphic Tales were undoubtedly written a little before the creation of the world, and have ever since been preserved, by oral tradition,...
