Three Gothic Novels
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Three Gothic Novels
By (Author) Horace Walpole
By (author) Mary Shelley
By (author) William Beckford
Edited by Peter Fairclough
Introduction by Mario Praz
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
30th March 2006
30th March 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 196mm, Spine 22mm
350g
Description
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.
Author Bio
Horace Walpole; William Beckford; Mary Shelley; Ed. Peter Fairclough, Intro. Mario Praz
