Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
Autor de El castillo de Otranto
Sobre El Autor
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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Horace Walpole
Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Vampyre; and a Fragment of a Novel (1966) — Contribuidor — 272 copias
Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto and The Old English Baron (Haunted Library Horror Classics) (1883) 29 copias
Walpole's Letters 8 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpoles Correspondence, Volume 12: With Mary and Agnes Berry, II (1944) 4 copias
JOURNAL OF THE PRINTING-OFFICE AT STRAWBERRY HILL, NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE MS OF HORACE WALPOLE, WITH NOTES (1923) 4 copias
A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole [together with] catalogue of the… (1971) 3 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 04: With Madame Du Deffand, II (1939) 3 copias
El arte de los jardines modernos/ The art of modern gardens (Biblioteca De Ensayo: Serie Menor) (Spanish Edition) (2005) 3 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 31: With Hannah More, Lady Browne, Lady Mary Coke,… (1961) 3 copias
Letters of (6 vols.) 2 copias
Reminiscences written by Mr. Horace Walpole in 1788 for theamusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry, now first… (1924) 2 copias
The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volumes 13-14: With Thomas Gray, Richard West, and Thomas Ashton,… (1948) 2 copias
Horace Walpole's correspondence with John Chute, Richard Bentley, the Earl of Strafford, Sir William Hamilton, the… (1973) 2 copias
Anecdotes of Painting in England, Vol. 3: With Some Account of the Principal Artists, and Incidental Notes on Other… (2017) 2 copias
Memoirs and Portraits 2 copias
Anecdotes of painting in England (v.1): with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts (1786) 2 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 15: With Sir David Dalrymple, Conyers Middleton, Daniel… (1951) 2 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 1: With the Rev. William Cole, I (The Yale Edition of… (1937) 2 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volume 30: With George Selwyn, Lord Lincoln, Sir Charles Handbury (1961) 2 copias
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 16: With Thomas Chatterton, Michael Lort, John Pinkerton,… (1951) 2 copias
The Grand Question, Whether War or No War With Spain, Impartially Consider'd: in Defence of the Present Measures… (2019) 1 copia
A Letter from Xo Ho A Chinese Philosopher at London, to His Friend Lien Chi at Peking 1757 [Hardcover] (2013) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 45: Complete Index: Volume II, Constantine to Grazing (The… (1983) 1 copia
Ædes Walpolianæ, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk 1 copia
Die Burg von Otranto. Roman. Mit einem Essay von Walter Scott. Deutsch von Helmut Findeisen. (1982) 1 copia
Memoirs of the Count de Grammont, Containing the History of the English Court Under Charles II (2016) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 11: With Mary and Agnes Berry and Barbara Cecilia Seton… (1944) 1 copia
Volume 32: With the Countess of Upper Ossory, I, 1761-1777 (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence) (1965) 1 copia
A World Extraordinary 1 copia
Anglický gotický román 1 copia
The correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton, 1734-1771, including more than one hundred letters now first… — Autor — 1 copia
Volume 29: With William Mason, II (The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence) (v. 29) (1955) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 20: With Sir Horace Mann, IV (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1960) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 17: With Sir Horace Mann, I (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1954) 1 copia
Private correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Now first collected. [With a portrait.] 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 25: With Sir Horace Mann, IX (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1971) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 5: With Madame Du Deffand and Mademoiselle Sanadon, III… (1939) 1 copia
Mi Li A Chinese Fairy Tale 1 copia
A True Love Story 1 copia
The Bird's Nest 1 copia
Anecdotes of polite literature 1 copia
Horace Walpole's correspondence with Henry Seymour Conway, Lady Ailesbury, Lord and Lady Hertford, Mrs. Harris (1974) 1 copia
From St. James's to St. Peter's : Horace Walpole's and Thomas Gray's letters from the Grand Tour, 1739-1741 (1996) 1 copia
Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence: Volumes 44-48 : Complete Index (The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's… (1983) 1 copia
The Dice-box: A Fairy Tale 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volumes 26-27 (The Set): With Sir Horace Mann, x + XI (The Yale… (1971) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 43: Additions and Correction (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1983) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 6: With Madame Du Deffand and Wiart, IV (The Yale Edition… (1939) 1 copia
The King And His Three Daughters 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 28: With William Mason, I (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1955) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole`s Correspondence, Volume 19: With Sir Horace Mann, III (The Yale Edition of Horace… (1954) 1 copia
The Yale Editions of Horace Walpole's Correspondence, Volume 24: With Sir Horace Mann, VIII (The Yale Edition of Horace (1967) 1 copia
Фантастические повести 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto / Vathek / Frankenstein (1968) — Contribuidor — 611 copias
Great British Tales of Terror: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance 1765-1840 (1972) — Contribuidor — 81 copias
Three eighteenth century romances: The castle of Otranto; Vathek; The romance of the forest (1931) — Contribuidor — 44 copias
Castle of Otranto and the Man of Feeling, The, A Longman Cultural Edition (2006) — Contribuidor — 16 copias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1957, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1957) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
The Craft Of Terror - The Best From The Rare And Infamous Gothic Horror Novels (1966) — Autor — 8 copias
Anthology of Romanticism Volume Two: Selections From The Pre-Romantic Movement — Contribuidor — 1 copia
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- Nombre canónico
- Walpole, Horace
- Nombre legal
- Walpole, Horace
- Otros nombres
- Muralto, Onophrio
Marshal, William
Vierde Graaf van Orford - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1717-09-24
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1797-03-02
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Groot-Brittannië
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Londen, Engeland, Groot-Brittannië
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Londen, Engeland, Groot-Brittannië
- Lugares de residencia
- London, England, UK
Callington, England, UK
Westminster, England, UK
King's Lynn, England, UK
Castle Rising, England, UK
Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK (mostrar todos 7)
Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, Middlesex, England - Educación
- University of Cambridge (King's College)
Eton College - Ocupaciones
- author
art historian
novelist
politician - Relaciones
- Walpole, Robert (father)
- Organizaciones
- UK House of Commons
Whig Party
Miembros
Debates
Beautiful Gothic Horror -- 1976 Castle of Otranto en Folio Society Devotees (octubre 2022)
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - lyzard tutoring SqueakyChu en 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (enero 2015)
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