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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Dramatized by Michelene Wandor Directed by Chris Wallace BBC Radio 4 1997 Length 1hr 28mins Coded from tape at 128/44.1 Published in 1765 and acknowleged as the first "Gothic" novel.  Manfred, Prince of Otranto, had one son and one daughter: the latter, a most beautiful virgin, aged eighteen, was called Matilda. Conrad, the son, was three years younger, a homely youth, sickly, and of no promising disposition; yet he was the darling of his father, who never showed any symptoms of affection to Matilda............................... Cast: Father Jerome.....................David Burke Prince Manfred....................Gerrard Murphy Hippolyte.........................Alfonsia Emanuelle Isobella..........................Sylvesta La Tousel Matilda...........................Susanah Corbet Theodore..........................Patrick Robinson Bianca............................Catherine Pampridge Federico..........................David Fleisham Iago..............................Robert Wheelan Music Composed and played by Andy Roberts Directed by Chris Wallace  Sharing Widget |