The castle of Otranto

a gothic story
Horace Walpole ; edited by WS Lewis with a new introduction and notes by EJ Clery
Book - 2008

On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed under mysterious circumstances. His calculating father, Manfred, fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself--despite the fact he is already married. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the curse placed on Manfred's ancestor, who usurped the lawful prince of Otranto, begins to unfold.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Other Authors: Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Edition:New ed.
Series:Oxford world's classics.
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