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A fairy tale or shakespeare farce with ideas towards the Importance of being Ernest or Lady Windermere's fan. Betrothals, deaths, faints and ghosts all play a part
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I'm not sure if I read this at university, but if I did, it was probably time to read it again. Thought of as the first "gothic" novel, the various misunderstandings, doomed loves and hidden identities actually reminded me a lot of some of Shakespeare's tragedies. I was also surprised that the language didn't have quite as an archaic feel as some other classics of its time.
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I confess myself shocked by how much I actually did enjoy The Castle of Otranto.
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