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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 combines Gothic romanticism with ...
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A scientist oversteps the bounds of conscience and brings to life a tortured creation. A man of medicine explores his darker side only to fall prey to it. These three legendary tales have held readers spellbound for more than a century. The titles alone— Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde —have become synonymous with horror.
This Dover edition ... is an unabriged republication of the following editions of these works: "The Castle of Otranto", Second Edition; Sir Walter Scott's "Introduction to The Castle of Otranto" ... 1811; "Vathek" as edited by Richard Garnett ... 1893; "The Vampyre" ... 1819; "Fragment of a Novel" (from "The Works of Lord Byron, Letters and ...
Unfortunately, true Gothic novels (not simply modern detective stories called "Gothic") are extremely rare books, and have never been as available as they should be.The first member in this collection, Horace Walpole's TheCastle of Otranto, published as a Christmas book for 1764, was the first and one of the greatest members of the genre.
19 de may. de 2020 · She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated.
