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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1963
  • Latest Book:
    September 2019
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Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • An amusing and charming Gothic novel, which is remarkable for its masterful blend of ancient and modern romance. It is a story of Manfredís son and heir to the title of Otranto. It was first published with pseudonym in 1764. It is an ostensible tran...



  • From Horace Walpole's own 1785 introduction: "The Hieroglyphic Tales were undoubtedly written a little before the creation of the world, and have ever since been preserved, by oral tradition, in the mountains of Crampcraggiri, an uninhabited islan...



  • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



  • In "The Castle of Otranto," Manfred is a usurper who wants to consolidate his reign over Otranto by marrying his weak son off to Isabella, heir to a more legitimate prince. But there is an old prophecy which warns against such moves, and on the day o...



  • The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Thus, Walpole, by extensio...



  • El castillo de Otranto es considerado el texto inaugural de la literatura de terror gótico, iniciando un género literario que llegó a ser extremadamente popular a finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX, y que continúa siéndolo en la actual...



  • The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle â€" "A Gothic Story". The novel merged medievalism and ...



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    Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using th...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Horace Walpole has published 10 books.

Horace Walpole does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Castle of Otranto Annotated, was published in September 2019.

The first book by Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, was published in June 1963.

No. Horace Walpole does not write books in series.