OYGimel reviewed The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (Oxford world's classics)
This book is the earliest and most influential of the Gothic novels. First published pseudonymously …
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3 stars
I appreciate this story for what it is - the first specimen of the Gothic Horror that I adore so much, a fundamental work in the history of literature. That being said, today it just seems goofy as all heck. Nonetheless, good for educational purposes