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Three Gothic Novels : The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein by William Beckford, Mary Shelley and Horace Walpole (1968, Uk- a Format Paperback)

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Three Gothic Novels : The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley, William Beckford and Horace Walpole (1968, Uk- a Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140430369

ISBN-139780140430363

eBay Product ID (ePID)1446284

Product Key Features

Book TitleThree Gothic Novels : the Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Horror, Gothic, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year1968

GenreFiction, Literary Collections

AuthorWilliam Beckford, Mary Shelley, Horace Walpole

FormatUk- a Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.087290806

SynopsisWalpole's The Castle of Otranto , Beckford's Vathek , and Shelley's Frankenstein The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: The Castle of Otranto , published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic romanticism with the vivacity of The Arabian Nights and is a narrative tour de force. The story of Frankenstein (1818) and the monster he created is as spine-chilling today as it ever was; as in all Gothic novels, horror is the keynote. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels- The Castle of Otranto, published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. Vathek (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic romanticism with the vivacity of The Arabian Nights and is a narrative tour de force. The story of Frankenstein (1818) and the monster he created is as spine-chilling today as it ever was; as in all Gothic novels, horror is the keynote.