{"product_id":"the-castle-of-otranto-9781915054906","title":"The Castle of Otranto","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Horace Walpole\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Legends Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Legends Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the melancholy that had taken possession of his soul.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Otranto\u003c\/i\u003e is a macabre tale that revolves around a haunted castle. Manfred, the lord of Otranto, finds his son, Conrad, smashed by an enormous helmet on his wedding day. It is soon revealed that according to an ancient ambiguous prophecy Conrad's death might have been an ominous event that signifies the end of his lordship. To rectify the situation Manfred decides to marry his son's bride despite having a wife. Will Manfred plot succeed? Is he indeed a true prince of the castle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalpole got the inspiration for this bizarre story from a dream. He gave his novel a very authentic embellishment using the plan of Strawberry Hill castle for the set in the novel. He also went as far as to make a believable spoof in the Preface to the first edition that the novel was recovered and translated from an old Italian manuscript. Not as culturally present and talked about a title as other Gothic classics like \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOtranto\u003c\/i\u003e became the cornerstone text of the genre. The echoings of \u003ci\u003eOtranto\u003c\/i\u003e are even noticeable in more contemporary gothic tales such as Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e where a building is more than a location but an entire mysterious entity in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLegend Classics\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003cbr\u003e Around the World in Eighty Days \u003cbr\u003e The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \u003cbr\u003e The Importance of Being Earnest \u003cbr\u003e Alice's Adventures in Wonderland \u003cbr\u003e The Metamorphosis \u003cbr\u003e The Railway Children \u003cbr\u003e The Hound of the Baskervilles \u003cbr\u003e Frankenstein \u003cbr\u003e Wuthering Heights \u003cbr\u003e Three Men in a Boat \u003cbr\u003e The Time Machine \u003cbr\u003e Little Women \u003cbr\u003e Anne of Green Gables \u003cbr\u003e The Jungle Book \u003cbr\u003e The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories \u003cbr\u003e Dracula \u003cbr\u003e A Study in Scarlet \u003cbr\u003e Leaves of Grass \u003cbr\u003e The Secret Garden \u003cbr\u003e The War of the Worlds \u003cbr\u003e A Christmas Carol \u003cbr\u003e Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde \u003cbr\u003e Heart of Darkness \u003cbr\u003e The Scarlet Letter \u003cbr\u003e This Side of Paradise \u003cbr\u003e Oliver Twist \u003cbr\u003e The Picture of Dorian Gray \u003cbr\u003e Treasure Island \u003cbr\u003e The Turn of the Screw \u003cbr\u003e The Adventures of Tom Sawyer \u003cbr\u003e Emma \u003cbr\u003e The Trial \u003cbr\u003e A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe \u003cbr\u003e Grimm Fairy Tales \u003cbr\u003e The Awakening \u003cbr\u003e Mrs Dalloway \u003cbr\u003e Gulliver's Travels \u003cbr\u003e The Castle of Otranto \u003cbr\u003e Silas Marner \u003cbr\u003e Hard Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legends Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45299845693591,"sku":"9781915054906","price":775.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781915054906.webp?v=1769286096","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-castle-of-otranto-9781915054906","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}