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Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

Author of The Castle of Otranto

Includes the names: Horace Walpole, Horace Walpole, Horace] [Walpole, Хорас Уолпол, Гораций Уолпол, Earl of Orford Horace Walpole, Horace Walpole Earl of Orford

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Horace Walpole was born in London on September 24, 1717 and educated at Eton College and Kings College, Cambridge. Upon his return from college, Walpole was elected to Parliament and served until 1768. He was the youngest son of British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. He was known as The Earl of Orford. Walpole opened a private press that published his own works and that of his friends. He is well known for his Gothic romance novel, The Castle of Otranto. Horace Walpole died in London on March 2, 1797, after which his title became extinct since he never married or had children. (Bowker Author Biography)
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The Castle of Otranto 3,226 copies, 111 reviews
Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Vampyre; and a… 254 copies, 3 reviews
Richard III: The Great Debate 139 copies
Four Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein 118 copies, 1 review
The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview Literary Texts) 76 copies, 2 reviews
Hieroglyphic Tales 61 copies
Selected Letters [selected by William Hadley] 53 copies
The Castle of Otranto with Vathek and Nightmare Abbey 45 copies, 3 reviews
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third 38 copies
Letters of Horace Walpole [selected by W. S. Lewis] 35 copies
The history of the modern taste in gardening 27 copies
Letters of Horace Walpole (Author) 26 copies
The Castle of Otranto and Hieroglyphic Tales (Everyman Paperback 25 copies
Selected Letters of Horace Walpole [selector unknown] 23 copies
Anecdotes of painting in England 16 copies, 1 review
The Old English Baron / The Castle of Otranto (Eighteenth-Century… 16 copies
The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford 16 copies
Memoirs of the reign of King George the Third 15 copies
A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England with lists of their… 13 copies
Memoirs of King George II: The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole`s Memoirs 12 copies
Walpoliana 10 copies, 1 review
Frankenstein : Et autres romans gothiques 9 copies, 1 review
Walpole's Letters 9 copies
Description of the Villa at Strawberry Hill 8 copies
Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto and The Old English Baron (Haunted… 7 copies, 1 review
THE LETTERS of HORACE WALPOLE, EARL of ORFORD. VOL. 1. 1735-1748. 7 copies
A catalogue of engravers who have been born, resided in England 7 copies, 2 reviews
Romans terrifiants 7 copies
THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND'S MUSEUM 5 copies
Letters Of Horace Walpole, V1 5 copies
Delphi Complete Works of Horace Walpole (Series Six Book 6) 5 copies
Select Letters of Horace Walpole [selected by Alice Drayton Greenwood] 5 copies
Horace Walpole and his world 4 copies
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford IV 4 copies
JOURNAL OF THE PRINTING-OFFICE AT STRAWBERRY HILL, NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM… 4 copies
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford III 4 copies
La Mère mystérieuse et autres textes 4 copies
The Best Letters of Horace Walpole 4 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpoles Correspondence, Volume 12: With Mary… 4 copies
Letters of Horace Walpole [selection by Charles Duke Yonge] 3 copies
Memoires of the last ten years of the reign of George the Second 3 copies
A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace… 3 copies
Letters of Horace Walpole, earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann; His… 3 copies
Horace Walpole's correspondence with George Montagu 3 copies
Horace Walpole's 'Miscellany', 1786-1795 3 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 04: With… 3 copies
The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford : in five volumes 3 copies
Letters from the Honble. Horace Walpole, to the Earl of Hertford, during… 2 copies
Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries; including numerous… 2 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 31: With… 2 copies
Horace Walpole's Letters: A Selection [selected by Stuart J. Reid] 2 copies
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 6 of 9 (Classic… 2 copies
Reminiscences written by Mr. Horace Walpole in 1788 for theamusement of… 2 copies
Letters addressed to the countess of Ossory, from the year 1769 to 1797,… 2 copies
Anecdotes of Painting in England, Vol. 3: With Some Account of the… 2 copies
Anecdotes of Painting in England, Volume II 2 copies
Anecdotes of painting in England (v.1): with some account of the principal… 2 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 16: With… 2 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 15: With Sir… 2 copies
The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volumes 13-14: With… 2 copies
Horace Walpole's correspondence with the Rev. William Cole 2 copies
Letters of Horace Walpole Volume II 2 copies
El arte de los jardines modernos/ The art of modern gardens (Biblioteca De… 2 copies
The Castle of Otranto - Vathek (Author) 2 copies
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford II 2 copies
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 1: With the… 2 copies
Castle of Otranto The Mysteries of Udolpho Northanger Abbey 2 copies
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Volume V. 2 copies
Комната с гобеленами Англ. готич. проза 2 copies
I grandi romanzi inglesi: Nuove traduzioni 1 copy
Anglický gotický román 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 43: Additions… 1 copy
Фантастические повести 1 copy
Letters to George Montagu, from 1736 to 1770, now first published, &c. 1 copy
The letters of Horace Walpole, earl of Orford; Volume 9 1 copy
A World Extraordinary 1 copy
Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann, Volume II 1 copy
Contes hiéroglyphiques et autres bizarreries 1 copy
Memoirs and Portraits 1 copy
Journal of the reign of King George the Third (v.1): from the year… 1 copy
Strawberry hill accounts; a record of expenditure in building, furnishing,… 1 copy
Horace Walpole's correspondence with the Walpole family 1 copy
Horace Walpole's Correspondence. (48 Volumes, COMPLETE). 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume 3 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole. Volume 1 [Selected by Charles Duke Yonge] 1 copy
Horace Walpole's correspondence with the Countess of Upper Ossory 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Volume 8 1 copy
Die Burg von Otranto. Roman. Mit einem Essay von Walter Scott. Deutsch von… 1 copy
Essay on Modern Gardening 1 copy
Memoirs of the Count de Grammont, Containing the History of the English… 1 copy
The Castle Of Otranto Annotated Classic Edition 1 copy
Horace Walpole, writer, politician and connoisseur; essays on the 250th… 1 copy
The Grand Question, Whether War or No War With Spain, Impartially… 1 copy
The Castle of Otranto (Annotated): Horror Fiction Novel 1 copy
Literature must struggle with many difficulties 1 copy
The correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton, 1734-1771, including… (Author) 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole: Fourth Earl of Orford, Volume 1 1 copy
Castillo de otranto, El 1 copy
A Letter from Xo Ho A Chinese Philosopher at London, to His Friend Lien… 1 copy
Die Burg von Otranto : Roman 1 copy
Le chateau d'otrante, histoire gothique 1 copy
Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Now First… 1 copy
Horace Walpole's correspondence with Henry Seymour Conway, Lady Ailesbury,… 1 copy
The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence (Author) 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volume 19: With Sir… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 28: With… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 6: With… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volume 18 : With Sir… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 24: With Sir… 1 copy
The Peach In Brandy: A Milesian Tale 1 copy
The Dice-box: A Fairy Tale 1 copy
The King And His Three Daughters 1 copy
A New Arabian Night's Entertainment 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volumes 26-27 (The… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volume 30: With… 1 copy
Ædes Walpolianæ, or, A description of the collection of pictures at… 1 copy
Notes by Horace Walpole on several characters of Shakespeare 1 copy
Private correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Now first… 1 copy
The castle of Otranto; and The Mysteries of Udolphe 1 copy
Horace Walpole's Correspondence (Editor) 1 copy, 1 review
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 8: With… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 5: With… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 11: With Mary… 1 copy
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 25: With Sir… 1 copy
Mi Li A Chinese Fairy Tale 1 copy
A True Love Story 1 copy
Supplement to The letters of Horace Walpole, fourth Earl of Orford 1 copy
Anecdotes of Painting in England; with some Account of the Principal… 1 copy
Horace Walpole's correspondence with John Chute, Richard Bentley, the… 1 copy
Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence: Volumes 44-48 : Complete… 1 copy
The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, and Will. Mason :… 1 copy
A Selection of the Letters of Horace Walpole Vol I 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Volume VI. 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Volume II, Part A 1 copy
Characteristic Sketches of Society, Politics, and Literature; Comprised in… 1 copy
Maddalena, Or The Fate Of the Florentines 1 copy
A letter to the editor of the Miscellanies of Thomas Chatterton 1 copy
A Selection of the letters of Horace Walpole Vol II 1 copy
Miscellaneous antiquities, or, A collection of curious papers : either… 1 copy
A comparative view of the social life of England and France, from the… 1 copy
The Bird's Nest 1 copy
Anecdotes of polite literature 1 copy
Horace Walpole's correspondence with Madame du Deffand and Wiart 1 copy
From St. James's to St. Peter's : Horace Walpole's and Thomas Gray's… 1 copy
Reflections on the different ideas of the French and English, in regard to… 1 copy
A counter-address to the public, on the late dismission of a general… 1 copy
The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Volume 7 1 copy
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Canonical name
Walpole, Horace
Legal name
Walpole, Horatio
Other names
4th Earl of Orford
Marshal, William
W., H.
Date of birth
1717-09-24
Date of death
1797-03-02
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Gender
male
Nationality
UK
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Birthplace
Westminster, England, UK
Place of death
London, England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
London, England, UK
Callington, England, UK
Westminster, England, UK
King's Lynn, England, UK
Castle Rising, England, UK
Education
University of Cambridge (King's College)
Eton College
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politician
Relationships
Walpole, Robert (father)
Organizations
UK House of Commons
Whig Party
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