<p>A treasure trove examining early&nbsp;speculative fiction,&nbsp;Scarborough&#39;s&nbsp;covers the period from Horace Walpole&#39;s <em>Castle of Otranto</em>&nbsp;and other Gothic romances straight through to the author&#39;s own present times in the early 20th Century.&nbsp;Horror and fantasy were a major part of the world&#39;s literary output from the very beginnings of popular literature. From Walpole, Maturin, and Shelley right through to Doyle, Machen, and Blackwood, Scarborough reveals the best works&nbsp;in an accessible&nbsp;and well-organized fashion.</p>