The novel usually regarded as the first Gothic novel is Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, first published in 1764. Horace Walpole's declared aim was to combine elements of the medieval romance, which he deemed too fanciful, and the modern novel, which he considered to be too confined to strict realism.nother well known novel in this genre, dating from the late Victorian era, is Bram Stoker âs Dracula. The name Gothic refers to the (pseudo)-medieval buildings, emulating Gothic architecture, in which many of these stories take place. This extreme form of romanticism was very popular in England and Germany.
Guam (/ËÉ¡wÉËm/ or /ËÉ¡wÉm/; Chamorro: GuÃ¥hÃ¥n [ËÉ¡Ê·ÉhÉn]; formally the Territory of Guam) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is one of five American territories with an established civilian government.
Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands, and the largest island in Micronesia. Guam is one of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories under supervision of the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United Nations, whose goal is to bring the colonization to an end.uam lies between 13.2Â°N and 13.7Â°N and between 144.6Â°E and 145.0Â°E, and has an area of 212 square miles (549 km 2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia.