Which of the following works is considered to be the first Gothic novel ?
Correct answer: D. Walpole's The Castle of Otranto
- A. Congreve's The Way of the World
- B. Richardson's Pamela
- C. Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho
- D. Walpole's The Castle of Otranto
Explanation
Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, published in 1764, is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel. Radcliffe's work belongs to the later development of the Gothic tradition.
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