The Letters Of Horace Walpole, Earl Of Orford V3 - Walpole, Horace
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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Horace Walpole (1717-1797), the youngest scion of Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, was educated at Eton College and later King's College, Cambridge, where he formed a lifelong friendship with poet Thomas Gray. In his youth he embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe, which inflamed his ardour for art, history, and mediaeval architecture. The transformation of his home, Strawberry Hill, into a whimsical Gothic mansion replete with curiosities was the consummation of his antiquarian passions. Though oftentimes withdrawing from public life, he was a vigilant observer and remained engaged with the vibrant social and intellectual circles of his time, including the likes of Horace Mann. His vast epistolary legacy thus provides a vivid tableau of Georgian society, revealing his trenchant wit, caustic humour, and political acuity.