Horace Walpole

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in London, England, The United Kingdom

September 24, 1717

died

March 02, 1797

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Literature & Fiction, Humor, Nonfiction

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Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and politician. He is now largely remembered for Strawberry Hill, the home he built in Twickenham, south-west London where he revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors, and for his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto. Along with the book, his literary reputation rests on his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. He was the son of Sir Robert Walpole, and cousin of Lord Nelson.

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	The Castle of Otranto 3.14 of 5 stars 3.14 avg rating — 6,100 ratings — published 1764 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Gothic Novels : The Castle of Otranto ~ Vathek ~ Frankenstein by Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Mary Shelley 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1968 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein by Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Matthew Gregory Lewis 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rinehart Editions - The Castle of Otronto, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Northanger Abbey by Horace Walpole, Jane Austen, Ann Radcliffe 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1963	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle of Otranto, Vathek & Nightmare Abbey by Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Thomas Love Peacock 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1818	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hieroglyphic Tales 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle of Otranto and the Man of Feeling, A Longman Cultural Edition by Horace Walpole, Henry MacKenzie, Laura Mandell (Editor) 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle of Otranto and Hieroglyphic Tales by Horace Walpole, Robert L. Mack (Illustrator), Horace Wlapole 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I grandi romanzi gotici by Horace Walpole, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Ann Radcliffe 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Mother: A Tragedy (1791) 3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.”
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“When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.”
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tags: clarity, decision, decisions, gardening, thinking, thought

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“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”
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tags: english, novelist

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