Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 3442 Walpole, Horace 1717 1797 Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of Walpole, Horatio Marshall, William Muralto, Onuphrio Morley, Henry 1822 1894 The Castle of Otranto First Gothic novel David Price "The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole is a Gothic novel written in the late 18th century. The story unfolds in a mysterious castle where supernatural occurrences intertwine with human tragedy and ambition, centering on the tumultuous life of Manfred, the Prince of Otranto, whose actions stem from an ancient prophecy threatening his lineage. The characters include his beautiful daughter Matilda, the sickly son Conrad, and Isabella, the unwilling bride-to-be who becomes embroiled in the family's dark machinations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Manfred and his family as preparations for the wedding of his son Conrad to Isabella are underway. However, tragedy strikes when Conrad is crushed to death by a giant helmet, triggering a chain of events that reveals the superstitions and tensions underlying Manfred's desperate desire for heirs. With Conrad's sudden death, Manfred becomes fixated on Isabella, disregarding her feelings, and reveals his tyrannical nature. The opening captures gothic themes of horror, fate, and the fragility of human connections, setting the stage for the ensuing drama and intrigue within the castle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horror tales Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Gothic fiction PR Text Gothic Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 253681 253699 2024-09-01T06:56:07.694862 2023-10-01T06:30:16.468064 text/html text/html 266029 2021-04-09T08:29:10 text/html 175034 2021-04-09T08:34:51 text/html application/zip 234935 2024-09-01T06:56:12.587839 application/epub+zip 234035 2024-09-01T06:56:08.982893 application/epub+zip 150952 2024-09-01T06:56:08.185962 application/epub+zip 357581 2024-09-01T06:56:15.412857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345594 2024-09-01T06:56:12.048880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263699 2022-09-01T07:40:35.147528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240227 240233 2024-09-01T06:56:07.131872 2023-10-01T06:30:16.080059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 240149 2021-04-09T08:31:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 88957 2021-04-09T08:34:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19534 2024-09-01T06:56:15.562821 application/rdf+xml 12861 2024-09-01T06:56:08.543863 image/jpeg 3116 2024-09-01T06:56:08.362865 image/jpeg 225493 2024-09-01T06:56:07.722888 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia