Three Gothic Novels

Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, William Beckford , Peter Fairclough

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Penguin
30 March 2006

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.

By: Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, William Beckford
Introduction by: Mario Praz
Edited by: Peter Fairclough
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New impression
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9780140430363
ISBN 10: 0140430369
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 30 March 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Horace Walpole; William Beckford; Mary Shelley; Ed. Peter Fairclough, Intro. Mario Praz