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26 de mai. de 2024 · Beside The Castle of Otranto, Walpole published several non-fictional works, and the small collection of stories titled Hieroglyphic tales (1785). The book is ironically presented by an anonymous author as based on an ancient manuscript and contains six fantastic stories, which reveal how Walpole was inspired by the orientalist vogue and, more specifically, the Thousand and one nights.
The castle of Otranto: a story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. From the or ... Hieroglyphic Tales. 1785 HALLOWEEN COLLECTION TREAT. 2019 More ways to shop: ...
He was the youngest son of British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. He was known as The Earl of Orford. Walpole opened a private press that published his own works and that of his friends. He is well known for his Gothic romance novel, The Castle of Otranto. Horace Walpole died in London on March 2, 1797, after which his title became extinct ...
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26 de ago. de 2014 · The Gothic masterwork that revolutionized popular fiction. When Prince Manfred of Otranto loses his son in a strange and terrifying accident, he fears that an ancient prophecy has come to pass and his family will be stripped of its castle and lands before he can produce a new heir. Desperate to hold on to their power, he decides to divorce his ...
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An odd little book of ' Hieroglyphic Tales' appeared in 1785, of which only six copies are said to have been printed. The 'Tales' were written by Walpole during the years 1771 and 1772. He described them as 'even wilder than the Castle of Otranto', and assured his friends that, despite appearances, they were not written 'in the gout' nor when he was 'out of his senses'.
