Shorter Novels of the Eighteenth Century: Rasselas, the Castle of Otranto, Vathek

by Various

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

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Reviews

[Ara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned that Gothic novels include lots of fainting princesses and random large suits of uninhabited armor. I suppose a castle and old men who chase the skirts of young women should also be thrown in there. The book was odd to read; at times it flowed and I scarcely counted the pages. But there was so much praising of and submitting to heaven that I at length ceased to take the words seriously. My biggest complaint it that the little novel ended so suddenly, as if the author ran out of steam and simply... stopped.