BookSense
Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole

Naissance 24 September 1717 · Décès 2 March 1797

Originaire de London, England, United Kingdom · Nationalité : Kingdom of Great Britain · Écrit de la fiction

Wikipedia

Horatio Walpole, 4e comte d'Orford (24 septembre 1717 – 2 mars 1797), également connu sous le nom de Horace Walpole, fut un écrivain anglais, historien de l'art, homme de lettres, antiquaire et homme politique whig.

Citations

  • “The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel– a solution of why Democritus laughed and Heraclitus wept.”
    Letter to Lady Anne, Countess of Ossory, 15 August 1776En anglais
  • “The way to ensure summer in England is to have it framed and glazed in a comfortable room.”
    Letter to Willam Cole 28 May 1774En anglais
  • “We must speak to the eyes, if we wish to affect the mind.”
    Walpoliana, p. 86En anglais
  • “Barking dogs never bite. The danger in France arose from silent and instantaneous action. They said nothing, and did every thing—ours say every thing, and will do nothing.”
    Walpoliana, p. 34En anglais
  • “The Americans are mostly engaged in trade and plantations. Their chief object is to make money. And, in truth, money is freedom.”
    Walpoliana, p. 5En anglais

Citations de Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Les livres de Horace Walpole dans l'ordre

Les livres de Horace Walpole dans l'ordre de parution, de Aedes Walpolianae (1747) à Castle of Otranto Annotated (2020).

  1. 1Aedes WalpolianaeAedes Walpolianae1747
  2. 2Anecdotes of Painting in EnglandAnecdotes of Painting in England1762
  3. 3ChÂteau Depuis OtrantoChÂteau Depuis Otranto1764
  4. 4Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the ThHistoric Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third1768
  5. 5Essai sur l'art des jardins modernesEssai sur l'art des jardins modernes1785
  6. 6Five Romantic Plays, 1768-1821Five Romantic Plays, 1768-18212000
  7. 7The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview LThe Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview Literary Texts)2003
  8. 8Tres piezas góticasTres piezas góticas2006
  9. 9Designs by Mr. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. GrayDesigns by Mr. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray2010
  10. 10Description of the Villa at Strawberry HillDescription of the Villa at Strawberry Hill2015
  11. 11Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume ILetters of Horace Walpole; Volume I2017
  12. 12Letters : Chronologically Arranged and Edited with Notes andLetters : Chronologically Arranged and Edited with Notes and Indices by Mrs. Paget Toynbee : 72018
  13. 13Castle of Otranto AnnotatedCastle of Otranto Annotated2020
  14. 14A Gothic Treasury of the SupernaturalA Gothic Treasury of the Supernatural
  15. 15Castle of Otranto / Mysteries of Udolpho / Northanger AbbeyCastle of Otranto / Mysteries of Udolpho / Northanger Abbey
  16. 16El castillo de OtrantoEl castillo de Otranto
  17. 17Hieroglyphic TalesHieroglyphic Tales
  18. 18Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace MannHorace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann
  19. 19LettersLetters
  20. 20Select Letters of Horace WalpoleSelect Letters of Horace Walpole
  21. 21Selected Letters of Horace WalpoleSelected Letters of Horace Walpole
  22. 22The History of the Modern Taste in GardeningThe History of the Modern Taste in Gardening
  23. 23The Letters of Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole
  24. 24The Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume VIIIThe Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume VIII

Listes avec des livres de Horace Walpole

Si vous aimez Horace Walpole