The Castle of Otranto Podcast Episodes

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

LibreCast Audiobooks - January 07, 2020 23:56 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
This is a complete recording of the audiobook version of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, read by Great Plains. The only difference is that I cleaned up the recording (removed the narratorial introductions, reduced silences, etc.) slightly. You can get an ebook version for free (or whatev...

Episode 18: The Castle of Otranto

Better Read than Dead: Literature from a Left Perspective - November 03, 2019 04:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
Was Horace Walpole a second-grader when he wrote The Castle of Otranto (1764)? “And then a big helmet squished the guy, and then grandpa walked out of the painting, and then the statue had a nosebleed, and there were boogers and and and.” Nope! He was the 40-something failson of Britain’s first ...

A 300 Year Old Goth: Horace Walpole and The Castle of Otranto

From the Lighthouse - September 19, 2017 22:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratings
The Castle of Otranto was the first Gothic novel: the novel that started the craze for the Gothic that's never ceased since. On Horace Walpole's 300th birthday, Stephanie is joined by Dr Lee O'Brien to discuss the ongoing appeal of the Gothic, Manfred as Gothic hero, giant helmets, and whether y...