L482: Vathek. The Castle of Otranto. The Bravo of Venice
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| Museum number | L482 |
| Title | Vathek. The Castle of Otranto. The Bravo of Venice |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Book » Printed |
| Date | 1834 |
| People |
Beckford, William (English patron, writer, collector, and amateur architect, 1760-1844) (known) - Author(s) Walpole Horace, 4th Earl of Orford (English politician, art critic and writer, 1717-1797) (known) - Author(s) Lewis Matthew Gregory (English novelist and dramatist, 1775-1818) (known) - Author(s) Bentley Richard (Publisher, London) (known) - Publisher(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England |
| Condition |
Good |
| Dimensions |
16.8 cm height whole 11.0 cm width whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Book/Document » Binding » Leather Book/Document » Leaves » Paper Pictures: Medium » Ink |
| Description | A volume of three gothic novels bound together: Vathek by William Beckford; The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole; The Bravo of Venice by Matthew Gregory Lewis. 12mo., green morocco gilt. | ||||||
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| Subject |
Literature |
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| Notes | This collection of three gothic novels bound in a single volume was published in 1834. Vathek: an Arabian tale was originally composed in French by William Beckford in 1782. It was translated into English and published in 1786. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole was first published in 1764 and is considered to be the first gothic novel in the English language. The Bravo of Venice by Matthew Gregory Lewis was first published in 1805. His other gothic novels include The Monk (1796) and The Castle Spectre (1796). |
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| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Sir William Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
