Horace Walpole
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better 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, southwest 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. In 2017, a volume of Walpole's selected letters was published.
The youngest son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, he became the 4th and last Earl of Orford of the second creation on his nephew's death in 1791. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1768
Published 1768
printed for G. Faulkner, A. Leathley, W. and W. Smith, Booksellers
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Published 1759
Published 1759
printed for George Faulkner in Essex-Street, and Hulton Bradley in Dame-Street
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Published 1794
Published 1794
printed by J. Moore, Drury-Lane, for J. Caulfield, T. Coram, and G. Barrett
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Published 1769
Published 1769
printed for John Murray, successor to Mr. Sandby, No 32, Fleet-Street