The Castle Of Otranto

"The Castle of Otranto tells the story of Manfred, lord of the castle, and his family. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above. This inexplicable event is particularly ominous in light of an ancient prophecy "[T]hat the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it". Manfred, terrified that Conrad's death signals the beginning of the end for his line, resolves to avert destruction by marrying Isabella himself while divorcing his current wife Hippolita, who he feels has failed to bear him a proper heir. However, as Manfred attempts to marry Isabella, she escapes to a church with the aid of a peasant named Theodore. Manfred orders Theodore's death while talking to the friar Jerome, who ensured Isabella's safety in the church. When Theodore removes his shirt to be killed, Jerome recognises a marking below his shoulder and identifies Theodore as his own son. Jerome begs for his son's life, but Manfred says Jerome must either give up the princess or his son's life. They are interrupted by a trumpet and the entrance of knights from another kingdom who want to deliver Isabella. This leads the knights and Manfred to race to find Isabella. Theodore, having been locked in a tower by Manfred, is freed by Manfred's daughter Matilda. He races to the underground church and finds Isabella. He hides her in a cave and blocks it to protect her from Manfred and ends up fighting one of the mysterious knights. Theodore badly wounds the knight, who turns out to be Isabella's father, Frederic. With that, they all go up to the castle to work things out. Frederic falls in love with Matilda and he and Manfred begin to make a deal about marrying each other's daughters. Manfred, suspecting that Isabella is meeting Theodore in a tryst in the church, takes a knife into the church, where Matilda is meeting Theodore. Thinking his own daughter is Isabella, he stabs her. Theodore is then revealed to be the true prince of Otranto and Matilda dies, leaving Manfred to repent. Theodore becomes king and eventually marries Isabella because she is the only one who can understand his true sorrow."

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Fanny Hill - Memoirs Of A Woman Of Pleasure

The book is written as a series of letters from Frances"Fanny" Hill to an unknown woman, with Fanny justifying herlife-choices to this individual. At the beginning of her tale, Fanny Hill is ayoung girl with a rudimentary education living in a small village nearLiverpool. Shortly after she turns 15, both her parents die. Esther Davis, agirl from Fanny's village who has since moved to London, convinces Fanny tomove to the city as well, but Esther abandons Fanny once they arrive. Fannyhopes to find work as a maid, and is hired by Mrs. Brown, a woman she believesto be a wealthy lady. Mrs. Brown is in fact a madam and intends the innocentFanny to work for her as a prostitute. Mrs. Brown's associate, Phoebe Ayers, sharesa bed with Fanny and introduces her to sexual pleasure while establishing that her hymen is intact. Mrs. Brown plans to sell Fanny's virginity to an ugly oldman, but Fanny is repulsed by the man and struggles with him. She is saved fromrape by Mrs. Brown's maid. After this ordeal, Fanny falls into a fever forseveral days. Mrs. Brown, realizing that Fanny's virginity is still intact,decides to sell Fanny's sexual favors to the exceedingly rich Lord B., who isdue to arrive in a few weeks...

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Çağrışım Çıkmazı - Osman BAŞIBÜYÜK

Bütün yalnızlıklar insanla başlar. Varlığını hiç ettikçe kaybolduğu kendi dehlizlerinde bir başına ve umarsız kaldığında hisseder acısını. Kimi zaman tutunacak bir şeyi olmadığında bırakır kendini kimi zamansa sırf bırakmış olmak için...

Başıbüyük, bu ilk öykülerinde insanın kendi derinlerinde dolaşırken bulduklarıyla ilgileniyor. Çaresizliğe inat var olmanın mümkün olabildiğini görerek, hissederek yazdığı cümleleri yarım kalmış bir senfoninin notaları gibi yayılıyor etrafa.

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Gentleoctopus Yıllık 2013

2007 yılından beri 60’lı ve 70’li yılların rock müziği, rock grupları ve rock albümleri üzerine tanıtım, inceleme yazıları yayınlayan gentleoctopus.blogspot.com ‘un 2013 yılına ait albüm tanıtımları seçkisidir.

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