The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

Walpole'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

The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

'Look, my lord! See heaven itself declares against your impious intentions!' The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction. It inaugurated a literary genre that will be forever associated with the effects that Walpole

The Castle of Otranto (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

The founding work of Gothic fiction On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself - despite the fact he is already

Four Gothic Novels - The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein (Walpole Horace)(Paperback / softback)

Macabre and melodramatic, set in haunted castles or fantastic landscapes, Gothic tales became fashionable in the late eighteenth century with the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764). Crammed with catastrophe, terror, and ghostly interventions, the novel was an immediate

The Castle of Otranto (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

When Conrad, son of Prince Manfred of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances on his wedding day, his father, fearing his line is at an end, declares that he will divorce his wife and marry his late son's intended bride. Soon, however, this planned union brings about a series of supernatural

The Old English Baron (Reeve Clara)(Paperback)

The Old English Baron is an ambitious rewriting of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto, transporting the trappings of the Gothic to medieval England. The noble hero endures many adventures of romantic horror in order to obtain his rightful heritage, and the story concludes with a dramatic day of

The Atomics (Maunder Paul)(Paperback)

The Atomics is a gothic story of madness, revenge and

Castle (Kafka Franz)(Paperback / softback)

The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd, labyrinthine world where

Castle Waiting (Medley Linda)(Paperback)

Castle Waiting is the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, it is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil -- but about being a

Coffin Path - 'The perfect ghost story' (Clements Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

A eerie, gothic ghost story set on the dark wilds of the Yorkshire

Carrow Haunt (Coates Darcy)(Paperback)

USA Today bestseller and rising queen of gothic horror Darcy Coates returns with the story of a terrifying resurrection. Because if someone is a monster in life, they'll be a nightmare in death.Welcome to Carrow House. The dead are restless here...For readers who love haunted house fiction and

Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories (Russell Ray)(Paperback)

Horror legend Ray Russell's haunting and macabre stories, including 'perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written' (Stephen King), with a foreword by acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro Haunted Castles is the definitive, complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic

Selected Letters (Walpole Horace)(Pevná vazba)

Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry

The Monk: A Romance (Lewis Matthew Gregory)(Paperback)

A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Favourably reviewed at first, the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence

The Haunting of Rookward House (Coates Darcy)(Paperback)

From bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes a terrifying story of cruelty, despair, and long-forgotten secrets. There's someone in Rookward House, and she's always watching...A disturbing tale of haunted houses and the things that live inside them, The Haunting of Rookward House is:

The Haunting of Blackwood House (Coates Darcy)(Paperback)

From bestselling horror author and queen of gothic mysteries Darcy Coates comes a chilling story about the shadows of dead things--and how they haunt the living. How long could you survive?A disturbing tale of haunted houses and people, The Haunting of Blackwood House is: Perfect for fans of Simone

I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smithová

'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...'This is the story of Cassandra, precocious and charming, who begins a journal detailing her life with her bohemian family in a crumbling old castle. On the cusp of adulthood, Cassandra meets the family's growing challenges of poverty and decay with

Story of Castles (Sims Lesley)(Pevná vazba)

The fascinating history of castles specially written as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme. for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Explains why castles were first built, what it was like to live in one, and the cunning tricks used to defend

Confessions Of The Old Wizard: The Autobiography Of Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (Schacht Hjalmar Horace Greeley)(Paperback)

American Gothic - Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema (Rigby Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

In the long-awaited American Gothic Jonathan Rigby tells the story of the Hollywood horror lm from its 19th century beginnings through to the arrival of Vincent Price as a horror star in films like House of Wax and The Fly. This 60-year period encompasses the shadowy nightmares of the silent era,

Oxford Playscripts - The Devil Walks (Fine Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Anne Fine's adaptation of her chilling gothic novel tells the story of Daniel, a young foster boy, who discovers that his mother's doll's house holds the key to a sinister family

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (King Stephen)(Paperback)

Includes the story 'Premium Harmony'--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one iconic stories with accompanying autobiographical comments on when, why and how he came

Colditz - The Full Story (R Reid P)(Paperback / softback)

An authoritative account of life in the famous Colditz Castle by one of the few prisoners of war who managed to

Animals at Lockwood Manor (Healey Jane)(Paperback / softback)

A ghostly, gothic love story that opens as the animals of the natural history museum are evacuated to a sinister country house during the war - perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, Stacey Hall, and Jessie