The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story

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Overview:

Title: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
Author: uncredited
Year: 1765
Publisher: William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds
Pages: xvi+200
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
Notes: Second edition. Several sources note that Walpole claimed authorship in the second preface and while that essay does note that the originally credited author and translator were fictitious, he does not appear to identify himself. There is no evidence that his name appears on the title page. However, the dedicatory poem is signed "H. W."