Leixlip Castle
Charles Maturin. | |
| Author | Charles Maturin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic |
Publication date | 1825 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Leixlip Castle is an 1825 short story by the Irish writer Charles Maturin. His final work, it was published posthumously. Maturin's earlier novels had been heavily Gothic in tone. With his previous work The Albigenses (1824) he moved towards historical stories in the style of Walter Scott's popular Waverley novels. In Leixlip Castle he combined both elements in a supernatural story concerning Ireland in the early 18th century. It should not be confused with a novel of the same title by M.L. O'Byrne published in 1883.