![]() ![]() Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), a Revolutionary War hero who led the army into Canada, capturing the city of Montreal he died while attempting to capture Quebec. Hailed as the first gothic novel, and credited with inspiring an entire genre of literary works, the Castle of Otranto is a venerable classic. ![]() Its roots are the 'romance,' which was a tale of heroism (not love as it is now known), and the Romantic movement in literature, which focused on emotion and the sublimity of nature. ![]() ![]() Kansas Counties Montgomery County, Kansas Date Established: The Castle of Otranto is considered the first 'gothic' novel, a genre that loves melodrama, mystery, hidden places, ancestral curses, and fainting heroines. ![]()
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