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The Castle of Otranto

novel by Horace Walpole
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The Castle of Otranto
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The Castle of Otranto

Summary

The Castle of Otranto is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Castle of Otranto authored Horace Walpole[3].
  • The Castle of Otranto's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Castle of Otranto's genre is Gothic novel[5].
  • The Castle of Otranto's genre is horror literature[6].
  • Castello di Otranto is named after The Castle of Otranto[7].
  • The Castle of Otranto's Commons category is recorded as The Castle of Otranto[8].
  • The Castle of Otranto's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Castle of Otranto's country of origin is recorded as England[10].
  • The Castle of Otranto was published on +1764-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Castle of Otranto was published on +1765-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Castle of Otranto's has edition or translation is recorded as Die Burg von Otranto[13].
  • The Castle of Otranto's has edition or translation is recorded as Q18820001[14].
  • The Castle of Otranto's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138662359[15].
  • The Castle of Otranto's work available at URL is recorded as https://librivox.org/the-castle-of-otranto-by-horace-walpole/[16].
  • The Castle of Otranto's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das Schloss von Otranto'}[17].
  • The Castle of Otranto's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[18].
  • The Castle of Otranto's different from is recorded as Castello di Otranto[19].
  • The Castle of Otranto's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Castle of Otranto's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Castle of Otranto authored Horace Walpole[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +1764-00-00T00:00:00Z[11] and +1765-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. The Castle of Otranto's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include Gothic novel[5] and horror literature[6].

Why It Matters

The Castle of Otranto ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

England Horace Walpole literary work public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → Gothic novel, horror literature
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