Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole It's spooky season again, so why don't we celebrate by looking at a classic of Gothic literature? Published in 1764, The Castle of Otranto is considered the first true Gothic novel. The larger origins of Gothic fiction and the themes and tropes … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #59
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Today on Project Gutenberg we have... Han d'Islande by Victor Hugo At last, something I recognize! Sort of! We all know the author, at least. Before such towering works of fiction as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables, Victor Hugo had to start somewhere. And he started here in 1821, with this novel … Continue reading Today on Project Gutenberg #4
