{"product_id":"the-castle-of-otranto-and-the-mysterious-mother","title":"The Castle of Otranto and the Mysterious Mother","description":"This Broadview edition pairs the first Gothic novel with the first Gothic drama, both by Horace Walpole.\nPublished on Christmas Eve, 1764, on Walpole’s private press at Strawberry Hill, his Gothicized country house, The Castle of Otranto became an instant and immediate classic of the Gothic genre as well as the prototype for Gothic fiction for the next two hundred years. Walpole’s brooding and intense drama, The Mysterious Mother, focuses on the protagonist’s angst over an act of incest with his mother, and includes the appearance of Father Benedict, Gothic literature’s first evil monk.\nAppendices in this edition include selections from Walpole’s letters, contemporary responses, and writings illustrating the aesthetic and intellectual climate of the period. Also included is Sir Walter Scott’s introduction to the 1811 edition of The Castle of Otranto.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 155111304X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.155111304X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Horace Walpole|Frederick S. Frank\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505768833082,"sku":"DBV.155111304X.A","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/155111304X-0.jpg?v=1783207727","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-castle-of-otranto-and-the-mysterious-mother","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}