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Three Gothic Novels

Three Gothic Novels

Mary Shelley,William Beckford,Horace Walpole

The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in 1765; "Vathek" (1786); and the story of "Frankenstein" (1818).
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The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings.

This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic romanticism with the vivacity of The Arabian Nights and is a narrative tour de force. The story of Frankenstein (1818) and the monster he created is as spine-chilling today as it ever was; as in all Gothic novels, horror is the keynote.

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Title - Three Gothic Novels

Edition -

Author - Mary Shelley,William Beckford,Horace Walpole

ISBN 13 - 9780140430363

Imprint - Penguin Classics

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 30/03/2006

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 130 x 197 x 22mm

Weight - 349 g

Languages - English