THE GOTHIC NOVEL

• Who invented the G.N?

The gothic novel was invented  by Horace Walpole

• What was the first G.N?

The first gothic novel is The Castle of Otranto 

• When was it first published?

It was first published in 1764.

• Which basic elements of horror didn’t you include on your list?

 Omens, portents, visions. 

Women in distress.

Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.