Description

What It's About Set in a gloomy medieval castle in southern Italy, this early Gothic novel follows Prince Manfred as he struggles to preserve his family line after a mysterious tragedy strikes on the day of his son's wedding. As strange supernatural events begin to unfold, hidden identities, forbidden love, and an ancient prophecy threaten the future of the house of Otranto. Key Concepts Gothic fiction, prophecy, tyranny, inheritance, the supernatural, medieval romance, family ambition, fate and justice. About the Author Horace Walpole was an English writer, politician, and art historian of the eighteenth century. He is best known for helping establish the Gothic novel tradition, blending medieval settings, supernatural events, and emotional drama in a style that influenced generations of horror and romantic fiction.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations, Occultism and esotericism, and Prophecy, oracles, and revelation.

Occultism and esotericism
Controlled discovery queries from global-grey matched “Horror and Occult”. Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description and “occult” in the subject metadata.
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- “supernatural”· in description
- “occult”· in subject
Legendary beings and transformations
Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Vampires”. Retained metadata contains “Vampires” in the subject metadata.
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- “Vampires”· in subject
Prophecy, oracles, and revelation
Retained metadata contains “Prophecy” in the description.
- “Prophecy”· in description

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Editions

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Global Grey ebook edition (available formats vary by title)	—	Global Grey ebooks	English	—	Public download	Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab)
a story Open Library record	1765	Printed for Tho. Lownds ...	English	—	Public	Open Library (opens in a new tab)