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Horace Walpole

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.

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English writer and politician (1717–1797)

Born 24 September 1717
Died 2 March 1797

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  • Cover of: The Castle of Otranto

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  • Cover of: The Letters of Horace Walpole

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  • Cover of: Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts

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  • Cover of: Horace Walpole and his world: select passages from his letters.

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  • Cover of: Horace Walpole's correspondence with Sir Horace Mann

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    First published in 1768 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters: a selection. With an introd. by Stuart J. Reid.

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  • Cover of: Walpoliana

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  • Cover of: A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England: with lists of their works ... : in two volumes

    First published in 1758 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole; The mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe (abridged); Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen

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  • Cover of: A catalogue of engravers, who have been born, or resided in England

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  • Cover of: The works of Horatio Walpole, earl of Orford.

    First published in 1798 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Some unpublished letters of Horace Walpole

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    First published in 1758 — 4 editions
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English writer and politician (1717–1797)

Born 24 September 1717
Died 2 March 1797

Subjects

History, Correspondence, Nobility, English Authors, Painting, Legislators, Painters, Early works to 1800, Portraits, Art, Artists, Engravers, Gardening, Walpole, horace, 1717-1797, Biography, Collectors and collecting, Social life and customs, Sources, Bibliography, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), Art collections, Bio-bibliography, Catalogs, English literature, Politics and government

Places

Great Britain, England, Italy, Norfolk, Norfolk (GB), Strawberry Hill (Villa, England), Twickenham

People

Horace Walpole (1717-1797), George Vertue (1684-1756), Agnes Berry, Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Anne Upper Ossory Countess of, Barbara Cecilia Seton, Ethelred, George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791), George II King of Great Britain, George II King of Great Britain (1683-1760), George Vertue, Henry Seymour Conway (1721-1795), Horace Mann (1706-1786), Horace Mann (1796-1859), Horace Walpole Earl of Orford (1717-1797), Madeline Usher, Mary Berry (1763-1852), Richard III King of England, Richard III King of England (1452-1485), Richard West (1716-1742), Robert Walpole (1676-1745), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Roderick Usher, Thomas Ashton (1716-1775), Thomas Gray (1716-1771)

Time

George II, 1727-1760, 18th century, 1760-1789, George III, 1760-1820, Richard III, 1483-1485

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Alternative names

  • Walpole, Horace, 4th earl of Oxford, 1717-1797.
  • Walpole, Horace earl of Orford
  • Walpole, Horace Earl of Orford
  • Walpole, Horace 4th Earl of Orford.
  • Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
  • Horace 1717-1797 Walpole
  • Walpole, Horace Earl of Orford.
  • Horace Walpole (4th Earl of Orford )
  • Horace 1717-1797 Counter-Addr Walpole
  • Horace earl of Orford 1717-17 Walpole
  • Horace Horace Walpole

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