The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel written in English. The son of Manfred, Price of Otranto, is mysteriously killed on his wedding day by a huge helmet. The event leads to a story of jealous passion, intrigue, murder and supernatural phenomena, set in an atmosphere of darkness and haunted places.

The reader contains

• Author’s Life and Works

• Adaptation of the text with notes

• Wide variety of activities covering the four skills

• Focus on: Gothic Architecture, The Crusades, Ghosts

• Creative Activities and On Line Projects

• Trinity – style exercises for KET
• Book on CD: Recordings of Text and Activities (Downloadable also in mp3 format from the website www.simonescuola.it)