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Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto tells the story of

Manfred, a usurper, kills his daughter Matilda by mistake. His son dies beneath a gigantic helmet rather than a collapsing castle, and the ending is penitential rather than…

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Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle
of Otranto tells the story of

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Manfred, a usurper, kills his daughter Matilda by mistake. His son dies beneath a gigantic helmet rather than a collapsing castle, and the ending is penitential rather than a happy retirement with his queen.

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