At one point, a portrait of the protagonist's grandfather gives out a long sigh, and at another point the Knight of the Gigantic Sabre arrives at the titular place.
This novel's preface ends with a poem that claims "For sure thy smiles are Fame" and is addressed to Lady Mary Coke. In its first chapter, a peasant is put underneath the casque of a court without food after being accused a necromancer. At one point, a portrait of the protagonist's grandfather gives out a long sigh, and at another point the Knight of the Gigantic Sabre arrives at the titular place. Central to the plot is how Alfonso the Good was poisoned years earlier, when he was ruler of the titular Italian polity. Inspired by its author's estate Strawberry Hill, it begins with Manfred's son Conrad being crushed by a gigantic helmet. For 10 points identify this Gothic novel written by Horace Walpole.
This novel's preface ends with a poem that claims "For sure thy smiles are Fame" and is addressed to Lady Mary Coke.
The {Castle} of {Otranto}