tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post2553005493475472054..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: R.I.P. Challenge: The Castle of Otranto by Horace WalpoleEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-4475980532703023702012-05-27T12:55:37.671-04:002012-05-27T12:55:37.671-04:00O.W.W. -- Glad you found me. I don't think you...O.W.W. -- Glad you found me. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you do move Walpole up on the list (he sat on my list for ages before I finally got around to reading him).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-36184798077177962462012-05-26T16:30:58.612-04:002012-05-26T16:30:58.612-04:00I have had Walpole and Radcliffe sitting on my boo...I have had Walpole and Radcliffe sitting on my bookshelves for the longest time, along with a number of other Gothic works.<br />I think your review has finally convinced me to move this particular one up my list. I must go off and ferret it out now.<br /><br />And so you know how I come to be visiting, I found your blog via Litlove's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-36339125487229576222011-11-15T14:17:23.374-05:002011-11-15T14:17:23.374-05:00Smithereens, I haven't tried Radcliff yet, but...Smithereens, I haven't tried Radcliff yet, but Walpole is quite an easy read -- very plot-driven. And, yes, I do believe the pictures were found in some old camera belonging to a Mr. Gent (or was it Ms. Gent? No one's quite sure).Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-18375758609380711522011-11-14T07:13:03.305-05:002011-11-14T07:13:03.305-05:00I haven't survived the Mysteries of Udolpho by...I haven't survived the Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliff, so I guess Otranto is not on the menu for me soon (unless I want to have a laugh?)<br />Thanks for the pictures, they were suitably spooky and gothic. Werent' they discovered by chance in the old camera of a William Marshall Gent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-6082809081209525772011-11-13T16:22:37.229-05:002011-11-13T16:22:37.229-05:00Litlove, yes, it's perfect for the right mood ...Litlove, yes, it's perfect for the right mood and the right weather conditions. I'd love to hear your take on it if you ever find yourself in that sort of mood.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-19955800411130355632011-11-12T04:27:14.746-05:002011-11-12T04:27:14.746-05:00I think you are absolutely right, that imagination...I think you are absolutely right, that imagination is limited by the culture and the age we live in. That's why pioneers are so incredible; they've somehow managed to see beyond the horizons of their cultural world. I haven't read this novel, although I do own a copy of it (it looks very short!). I can see that it's one of those books that's perfect for a certain mood, or certain (wintry) conditions. I will bear it in mind for just such a moment!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com