What is the name of the strait in the Med sea, a name that appears in the title of a famous Gothic horror novel by an 18th century British writer?

skysmom65

Two straits in the come to mind...Strait of the Dardanelles or Strait of Gibraltar. Sep 19 06, 3:53 PM

bloomsby

Otranto (between southern Italy and Albania and northern Greece). The title of the Gothic novel by Horace Walpole is the "Castle of Otranto", which was first published in 1764. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Otranto Sep 19 06, 3:54 PM

welllady

Thank you both Sep 19 06, 4:03 PM

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