The castle is Otranto and other stories. Walpol G.

“Otranto Castle” is the main work of the author, the first Gothic novel in the story, published in 1764

over the kind of feudal lords Manfred, who seized the castle of the Otranto by the treasurer murder: family members will own this The castle is only until it is transmitted along the male line. When Manfred’s only son dies under mysterious and terrible circumstances, the cruel father decides to marry a bride son against her will in order to secure the heir. However, the girl has defenders, and not all of them belong to the world of mortals...

In addition to the “Otranto Castle”, the collection includes the story “Maddalena” and surrealist, full of black humor “Hieroglyphic fairy tales”.