This book is considered by many to be the first gothic novel. The best part? It was published in 1764!
Manfred is waiting for his son to show up and be married to Isabella. When his son is killed, everything starts going wrong. He fears the prophecy that his name will disappear. His solution is to divorce his current wife and marry his son's fiancé. She doesn't want that to happen and flees. I don't want to say too much about the plot. I don't want to spoil it. But I will say that since it's a gothic novel, the happily ever after isn't an element.
This book isn't super long, but it was pretty good. Even though it was written over 200 years ago, I didn't have any problems reading it. Was there a bit of old English in there? Yes, but it wasn't that hard to understand what was going on. I liked it and was glad I finally got the chance to read it. Good Book!
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