Horace Walpole
Born 24 September 1717 · Died 2 March 1797
From London, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain · Writes fiction
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.
He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes.
He was the son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. As Horace Walpole was childless, on his death his barony of Walpole descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford.
Source: Horace Walpole on Wikipedia.
Quotes
“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 1776 “The way to ensure summer in England is to have it framed and glazed in a comfortable room.”
Letter to Willam Cole 28 May 1774 “We must speak to the eyes, if we wish to affect the mind.”
Walpoliana, p. 86 “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. 34 “The Americans are mostly engaged in trade and plantations. Their chief object is to make money. And, in truth, money is freedom.”
Walpoliana, p. 5
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Books by Horace Walpole in order
Books by Horace Walpole in the order they were published, from Aedes Walpolianae (1747) to Gothic Classics (2022).
- 1Aedes Walpolianae
Aedes Walpolianae1747 - 2Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England1762 - 3The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto1764 - 4Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Th
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third1768 - 5Essai sur l'art des jardins modernes
Essai sur l'art des jardins modernes1785 - 6Five Romantic Plays, 1768-1821
Five Romantic Plays, 1768-18212000 - 7The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother
The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother2003 - 8Tres piezas góticas
Tres piezas góticas2006 - 9Designs by Mr. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray
Designs by Mr. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray2010 - 10Description of the Villa at Strawberry Hill
Description of the Villa at Strawberry Hill2015 - 11Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume I
Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume I2017 - 12Letters : Chronologically Arranged and Edited with Notes and
Letters : Chronologically Arranged and Edited with Notes and Indices by Mrs. Paget Toynbee : 72018 - 13Castle of Otranto AnnotatedCastle of Otranto Annotated2020
- 14Gothic ClassicsGothic Classics2022
- 15A Gothic Treasury of the Supernatural
A Gothic Treasury of the Supernatural - 16El castillo de Otranto
El castillo de Otranto - 17Hieroglyphic Tales
Hieroglyphic Tales - 18Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann
Horace Walpole's Correspondence with Sir Horace Mann - 19Select Letters of Horace Walpole
Select Letters of Horace Walpole - 20Selected Letters of Horace Walpole
Selected Letters of Horace Walpole - 21The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole; The Mysteries of U
The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole; The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe (Abridged); Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen - 22The History of the Modern Taste in Gardening
The History of the Modern Taste in Gardening - 23The Letters of Horace Walpole
The Letters of Horace Walpole - 24The Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume VIII
The Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume VIII