EPISODE · Feb 25, 2022 · 3 MIN
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
from Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Horror · host Haylie Smitham
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567688 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Castle of Otranto Author: Horace Walpole Narrator: Thomas Copeland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 25, 2022 Genres: Horror Publisher's Summary: The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – A Gothic Story. Set in a haunted castle, the novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetic of the book has shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture.
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