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The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole ...

The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first gothic novel as it merges medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetics of the book shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic ... Read more

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first gothic novel as it merges medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetics of the book shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic
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THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO

by HORACE WALPOLE. ...

HORACE WALPOLE was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, the great statesman, who died Earl of Orford. He was born in 1717, the year in which his father resigned office, remaining in opposition for almost three years before his return to a long tenure of power. Horace Walpole was educated at Eton, where he formed a school friendship with Thomas Gray, who was but a few months older. In 1739 Gray ... Read more

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HORACE WALPOLE was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, the great statesman, who died Earl of Orford. He was born in 1717, the year in which his father resigned office, remaining in opposition for almost three years before his return to a long tenure of power. Horace Walpole was educated at Eton, where he formed a school friendship with Thomas Gray, who was but a few months older. In 1739 Gray
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50 Classic Gothic Works Vol. 1 (Golden Deer Classics)

Dracula, Frankenstein, The Black Cat, The Picture Of Dorian Gray...

by Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Golden Deer Classics, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, William Beckford, H.P. Lovecraft, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, Charles Brockden Brown, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Charles Robert Maturin, Washington Irving, James Hogg, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, Charlotte Brontë, James Malcom Rymer, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Horace Walpole ...

The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole The History of Caliph Vathek - William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe Caleb Williams - William Godwin Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Melmoth the Wanderer (Lock and Key Version) - Charles Robert Maturin The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving The ... Read more

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The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole The History of Caliph Vathek - William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe Caleb Williams - William Godwin Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Melmoth the Wanderer (Lock and Key Version) - Charles Robert Maturin The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving The
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

by Horace McCoy ...

McCoy's hardboiled noir classic, about an Ivy League graduate's criminal rampage through the seedy underground and glitzy high society of an unnamed American cityTo escape prison, Ralph Cotter uses the same genius for planning and penchant for cold-hearted violence that helped earn him a spot in the slammer in the first place. On the lam in a city where he knows nobody, Cotter has nothing to lose, ... Read more

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McCoy's hardboiled noir classic, about an Ivy League graduate's criminal rampage through the seedy underground and glitzy high society of an unnamed American cityTo escape prison, Ralph Cotter uses the same genius for planning and penchant for cold-hearted violence that helped earn him a spot in the slammer in the first place. On the lam in a city where he knows nobody, Cotter has nothing to lose,
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The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole ...

The Castle of Otranto is a book by Horace Walpole first published in 1764 and generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – "A Gothic Story". The novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetic of the book has shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the ... Read more

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The Castle of Otranto is a book by Horace Walpole first published in 1764 and generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – "A Gothic Story". The novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetic of the book has shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the
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I Should Have Stayed Home

A Novel

by Horace McCoy ...

McCoy's classic, slyly funny novel about a pair of young actors trying to make it in a pitiless HollywoodFor aspiring actor Ralph Carston, all roads lead to Hollywood—but none seem to be direct or easy. The handsome Georgia native immediately finds that his Southern accent is one strike against him, though he manages to eke out a living as an extra alongside his pretty roommate Mona Matthews. But ... Read more

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McCoy's classic, slyly funny novel about a pair of young actors trying to make it in a pitiless HollywoodFor aspiring actor Ralph Carston, all roads lead to Hollywood—but none seem to be direct or easy. The handsome Georgia native immediately finds that his Southern accent is one strike against him, though he manages to eke out a living as an extra alongside his pretty roommate Mona Matthews. But
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The Castle of Otranto

by Horace Walpole ...

According to Wikipedia: "Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 2 March 1797), was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and politician. He is now largely remembered for Strawberry Hill, the home he built in Twickenham, south-west London where he revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors, and for his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto. ... Read more

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According to Wikipedia: "Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 2 March 1797), was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and politician. He is now largely remembered for Strawberry Hill, the home he built in Twickenham, south-west London where he revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors, and for his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

by Horace McCoy ...

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During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days ... Read more

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During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days
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Letters From A Self-Made Merchant To His Son

by George Horace Lorimer ...

Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on ’Change as “Old Gorgon Graham,” to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as 'Piggy.’George Horace Lorimer was an American journalist and author best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post. During his editorial reign, the Post rose from a ... Read more

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Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on ’Change as “Old Gorgon Graham,” to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as 'Piggy.’George Horace Lorimer was an American journalist and author best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post. During his editorial reign, the Post rose from a
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60 Gothic Classics

Enriched edition. The Castle of Otranto, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Phantom Ship, The Headless Horseman, The Man-Wolf, The Beetle, The Phantom of the Opera...

by Horace Walpole, William Thomas Beckford, Eliza Parsons, William Godwin, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Charles Brockden Brown, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Thomas Love Peacock, Edgar Allan Poe0, John William Polidori1, Washington Irving2, Charles Robert Maturin3, James Hogg4, Victor Hugo5, Frederick Marryat6, Nikolai Gogol7, Charlotte Brontë8, Emily Brontë9, James Malcolm Rymer0, Thomas Peckett Prest1, Nathaniel Hawthorne2, George Eliot3, Wilkie Collins4, Robert Louis Stevenson5, Charles Dickens6, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu7, Arthur Conan Doyle8, Oscar Wilde9, Guy de Maupassant0, Anna Katharine Green1, Charlotte Perkins Gilman2, Arthur Machen3, George MacDonald4, John Meade Falkner5, H. G. Wells6, Richard Marsh7, Henry James8, Bram Stoker9, W. W. Jacobs0, Robert Hugh Benson1, Gaston Leroux2, Théophile Gautier3, William Hope Hodgson4, Grant Allen5, Grayson Doyle1 ...

Translated by Samuel Henley7, Isabel F. Hapgood8, C. J. Hogarth9 ...

Spanning over two centuries of literary innovation, '60 Gothic Classics' is a profound exploration of the gothic tradition in literature, enveloping readers in a world of psychological terror, romanticism, and macabre aesthetics. This anthology seamlessly weaves together a tapestry of styles from the stark terror of the 18th century to the nuanced, symbolic narratives of the early 20th century. ... Read more

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Spanning over two centuries of literary innovation, '60 Gothic Classics' is a profound exploration of the gothic tradition in literature, enveloping readers in a world of psychological terror, romanticism, and macabre aesthetics. This anthology seamlessly weaves together a tapestry of styles from the stark terror of the 18th century to the nuanced, symbolic narratives of the early 20th century.
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Korean Tales: Being a Collection of Stories Translated from The Korean Folk Lore

by Horace Newton Allen ...

Repeatedly, since returning to the United States, people have asked me, “Why don’t you write a book on Korea?” I have invariably replied that it was not necessary, and referred the inquirers to the large work of Dr. Griffis, entitled “Corea, the Hermit Kingdom,” which covers the subject in a charming manner. My object in writing this book was to correct the erroneous impressions I have found ... Read more

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Repeatedly, since returning to the United States, people have asked me, “Why don’t you write a book on Korea?” I have invariably replied that it was not necessary, and referred the inquirers to the large work of Dr. Griffis, entitled “Corea, the Hermit Kingdom,” which covers the subject in a charming manner. My object in writing this book was to correct the erroneous impressions I have found
... Read more
50 Classic Gothic Works You Should Read (Book Center)

Dracula, Frankenstein, The Black Cat, The Picture Of Dorian Gray...

by Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Horace Walpope, William Beckford, H.P. Lovecraft, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, Charles Brockden Brown, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Charles Robert Maturin, Washington Irving, James Hogg, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, Charlotte Brontë, James Malcom Rymer, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Book Center ...

The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole The History of Caliph Vathek - William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe Caleb Williams - William Godwin Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Melmoth the Wanderer (Lock and Key Version) - Charles Robert Maturin The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving The ... Read more

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The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole The History of Caliph Vathek - William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe Caleb Williams - William Godwin Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Melmoth the Wanderer (Lock and Key Version) - Charles Robert Maturin The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving The
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I Should Have Stayed Home

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