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Shorter novels of the eighteenth century

by Philip Henderson (Editor)

Other authors: William Beckford (Contributor), Samuel Johnson (Contributor), Horace Walpole (Contributor)

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I ready only 1/3 short novels contained within this book. The Castle of Otranto is a Gothic novel-supposedly the first ever written. It has all the requisite components: castle, a villain, a helpless female, and a "ghost". I really do like my gothic less fantastical (such as Wuthering Heights). I read this because it was on the 1001 Books list. It was written much like Shakespeare so it was not an easy read. The preface states that it is much like A Midsummer Night's Dream. All in all I'm glad to have read this "very first" gothic novel. 192 pages . ( )
  Tess_W | Dec 29, 2018 |
Bevat: Rasselas
The castle of Otranto
Vathek
  Marjoles | Oct 19, 2020 |
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Contains:
  • The History of Rasselas by Samuel Johnson
  • The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
  • Vathek by William Beckford
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823.608Literature › English › English fiction › Later 18th century 1745-1800

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AC1.E8General Works › Collections. Series. Collected works › Collections. Series. Collected works › Collections of monographs, essays, etc. › American and English

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