Difference between revisions of "Horace William, 4th Earl of Orford Walpole"
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| + | 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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Revision as of 00:49, 16 July 2014
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.
