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Horace Walpole
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
"Hieroglyphic Tales" by Horace Walpole transports readers into a fantastical realm of gothic literature, blending elements of ancient Egypt with mystical symbolism and Enlightenment satire. Walpole, a master of fiction…
Clara Reeve's early gothic novel, The Old English Baron, is paired with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, the work that inspired it.
Hers is the story of Edmund, the…
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With this title, Walpole established the Gothic as a literary form in England. It was first published as a scholarly translation from an ancient Italian text, a supernatural tale of…
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Illustrated edition: This special edition of The Castle of Otranto includes stunning illustrations, a detailed summary, an insightful author biography, and a comprehensive list of characters.
The Castle of Otranto…
Doran
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Dr Doran (John)
John Doran
Thom Bab Macaulay
Horace Walpole was a prominent English writer and politician who lived in the 18th century. This biography, written by the famous historian and essayist Thomas Babington Macaulay, provides a detailed…
John Morley
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
Dorothy Margaret Stuart,Raymond Leslie Krueger
John Morley (University of Siena Italy)
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Lord Macaulay
Horace Walpole by Macaulay, Lord is a comprehensive biography of the life and times of Horace Walpole, a prominent English writer, politician, and art collector of the 18th century. The…
Austin Dobson
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Neil Curry
Horace Walpole was a writer, connoisseur, collector, letter-writer, and aesthete. He shaped British culture in manners, taste, and fashion. Walpole's letters (some sources suggest as many as 7,000) provide a…
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Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
An illuminating biographical study of the eighteenth-century English man of letters and patron of the arts
Horace Walpole (17171797) was a collector, printer, novelist, arbiter of taste, and renowned writer…
THIS 60 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Critical and Historical Essays: The Complete Writings of Lord Macaulay V3, by Lord Macaulay. To purchase the entire book, please order…
Manfred, the lord of the castle of Otranto, has long lived in dread of an ancient prophecy: it’s foretold that when his family line ends, the true owner of the…
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The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word ‘Gothic’ to…
A collection of letters written by Horace Walpole, the 18th century British politician, writer, and noted man of letters.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important…
This collection of letters by Horace Walpole, one of the great English writers of the 18th century, offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of Georgian England. Written over a…
Reproduction of the original: The Letters of Horace Walpole by Horace Walpole
Stuart J Reid
Peter Cunningham
Reprint of the original, first published in 1857.
The biography of Walpole who is best known for having written the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto. Contents: The Walpoles of Houghton; Patent places under Government; Gains of…
Stephen Gwynn
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
