{"product_id":"2940157611941","title":"The Castle of Otranto: With 11 Illustrations and a Free Audio Link.","description":"The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally held to be the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle of Otranto is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction. It blends elements of realist fiction with the supernatural and fantastical, establishing many of the plot devices and character-types that would become typical of the Gothic: secret passages, clanging trapdoors, pictures begin to move, and doors close by themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights of this edition are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• 11 illustrations and photos.\u003cbr\u003e• A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book – to either listen to online, or download.\u003cbr\u003e• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your nook reader.\u003cbr\u003e• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the nook menu.\u003cbr\u003e• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with nook's Text-to-Speech features.\u003cbr\u003e• Plus, about the Author section.\u003cbr\u003e• 203 pages (in the nook format) for a very low price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1764.","brand":"Red Skull Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103913197808,"sku":"2940157611941","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157611941_p0.jpg?v=1764105435","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157611941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}