← Horace WalpoleHieroglyphic Talesby Horace WalpoleFind on Amazon↗About the authorHorace WalpoleWalpole invented the Gothic novel with The Castle of Otranto, combining medieval atmosphere with supernatural machinery in a way that spawned an entire genre. His Strawberry Hill house made Gothic a defining aesthetic of the age.More by Horace WalpoleThe Castle of OtrantoEarly gothic novel featuring supernatural curse and mysterious events in medieval castle→The Mysterious Mother→
