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The castle of Otranto

And Hieroglyphic Tales

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THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO (1764) stated the vogue for Gothic fiction with its mix of supernatural happenings, crimes of passion and wronged heir restored; horror story , mystery and , at the same time tantilisingly autobigrophical. THE HIEROGLYPHIC TALES (1785, a collection of surrealistic and eerily modern fables, first appeared in a unique edition printed on Walpole's own press, at his gothic house in Twickenham.

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The castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole, 4. Earl of Orford, Robert L. Mack

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1993
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And Hieroglyphic Tales
Language
English
Released
1993
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Paperback
Pages
280
ISBN10
0460871986
ISBN13
9780460871983
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Castle Otranto
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THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO (1764) stated the vogue for Gothic fiction with its mix of supernatural happenings, crimes of passion and wronged heir restored; horror story , mystery and , at the same time tantilisingly autobigrophical. THE HIEROGLYPHIC TALES (1785, a collection of surrealistic and eerily modern fables, first appeared in a unique edition printed on Walpole's own press, at his gothic house in Twickenham.