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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
£36.99
Beautifully bound hardback edition by Black Letter Press.
"The Castle of Otranto," written by Horace Walpole in 1764, is often regarded as the first Gothic novel. Its initial edition claimed to be a translation of a 1529 Naples manuscript found in the library of an ancient Catholic family in northern England.
The story revolves around Manfred, the prince of Otranto, who desperately seeks to secure the castle's future for his descendants in the face of a mysterious curse.
The novel begins with the tragic death of Manfred's son, Conrad, who is fatally crushed by a gigantic helmet on his wedding day to the beautiful princess Isabella. Fearing the end of his family line, Manfred resolves to divorce his wife and marry the terrified Isabella himself.
"The Castle of Otranto" blends elements of realistic fiction with the supernatural and fantastical, introducing numerous plot twists and character types that would become staples of the Gothic genre: hidden passages, echoing trapdoors, concealed identities, and vulnerable heroines fleeing from sinister antagonists.
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A brilliant sci-fi novel from one of the last century's most influential pop culture figuresSubstance D - otherwise known as Death - is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, leading first to disorentation and then to complete and irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor, undercover narcotics agent, is trying to find a lead to the source of supply, but to pass as an addict he must become a user, and soon, without knowing what is happening to him, he is as dependent as any of the addicts he is monitoring.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s atmospheric tale of madness and premature burial has intrigued and disconcerted readers ever since it first appeared in 1839. In the twentieth century, it attracted interpretations from all fields of artistic creativity: film, television, theatre, opera, music, literature and art.
Spiritus Mundi by W. B. Yeats
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In Spiritus Mundi, there is, according to William Butler Yeats, ''a universal memory and a muse of sorts that provides inspiration to the poet or writer.'' To Yeats, Spiritus Mundi is the source of all ''images'' and ''symbols,'' a ''collective unconscious.''
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