Four Gothic Novels : The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein

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Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpoles The Castle of Otranto is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckfords Vathek alternates.

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grotesque comedy with scenes of exotic magnificence. The Monk by Matthew Lewis and M. Shelleys Frankenstein are also included.