Former house of Britain's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and his son Horace Walpole, the author of The Castle of Otranto.
The address is 5 Arlington Street, London, SW1A 1RA
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“Blessed Mary!” said Bianca, starting, “there it is again! Dear Madam, do you hear nothing? this castle is certainly haunted!” “Peace!” said Matilda, “and listen! I did think I heard a voice—but it must be fancy: your terrors, I suppose, have infected me.” “Indeed! indeed! Madam,” said Bianca, half-weeping with agony, “I am sure I heard a voice.” Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto Chapter II https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/696/pg696-images.html
Horace Walpole's neo-gothic Strawberry Hill House, a white country house in the center left, Twickenham in the background. Green lawn, framed by trees in the foreground, and peaceful River Thames with a sailing boat. The photograph of the painting is a bit blurred and colours not true yielding a somewhat eerie atmosphere. A better reproduction from the collection of the Yale U library shows a 18th century painting of a bright & cheerful English landscape. Johann Heinrich Müntz /Jean-Henri Muntz (1717 - 1798 or 1789) Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, from the South Oil painting, dated 1755-59 Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Heinrich_M%C3%BCntz_Strawberry_Hill_Twickenham_1755-1759_Horace_Walpole.jpg https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/16227520
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Ancient haunted palaces & abbeys, ruins and ancient houses - prefigured in the gothic novels, here, Horace Walpole's _Castle of Otranto_ 1764 - inspired by his private nightmare, dreamed up at Strawberry Hill House.
And yes / I highly recommend this #WolfieRead 🐺📖📚, though be warned, kin- it’s a bit spooky in parts 👻🙈😸
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The dude’s obsessed with power, legacy, and dodging what he thinks is a cursed fate, which makes him act like a tyrant on a bad day. 😬 Think of him as someone trapped in a low-frequency spiral—fear, control, and desperation are his fuel
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this whole setup screams spiritual alchemy gone wrong. Manfred’s trying to force his will instead of aligning with divine flow, and the castle’s eerie vibes are like a manifestation of the discord
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“The Castle of Otranto” a Gothic Classic! Purchase it at shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
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I find the lack of #paragraphs in this #illustrated 1964 edition of #HoraceWalpole' s #CastleofOtranto disturbing! $35. #Booksky #literature #BritLit #ghosts
The Castle of Otranto book cover using a gradiant tan background, with a gothic rose border, where the title of the book is above a gothic looking castle drawn in gothic minimalism. There are two bat-like monsters flying above, flanked by two daggers on the side of the castle. Inside the front door is a giant skull, and there are two withered trees on the side of the castle.
"The Castle of Otranto" gothic minimalism cover I created for the public domain novel. #castleofotranto #horacewalpole #gothicliterature #gothicnovels #gothic #goth #dark #gloomy #supernatural #paranormal #ghosts #scary #horror
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