Friday 23 November 2012

The Gothic Novel

The Gothic Novel was invented by Horace Walpole, and the first was The Castle of Otranto. It was published on 1764.


When we did our list about the basic elements, I only put five words that are mentioned in the text which are dark, hidden staircases, claustrophobia, shadows and ghosts, .The others words I didn't include were a castle with secret passages, trap doors, secret rooms, mystery, old house, mansion, disappearances, unexplained events, screams, people who suffer... 

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