Horace William, 4th Earl of Orford Walpole

Horace Walpole

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1717 - 1797

Occupation

Politics, Writer

Description

Third son of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister. Member of Parliament, extensive writer of letters which were published after his death. Notable works include 'The Castle of Otranto' (1765). His house, Strawberry Hill, was considered the most famous house in Georgian England.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634999/Horace-Walpole-4th-earl-of-Orford
• http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/20/horace-walpole-strawberry-hill
• http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/collections/digital_collection_corr.html

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