Horace Walpole
Source: "Horace Walpole Bibliography." Author Wars, https://authorwars.com/authors/horace-walpole.html".
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Horace Walpole was the 4th Earl of Orford, son of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of England. He served in Parliament until 1768, but his main interest was his villa in Twickenham, which he acquired in 1747. Walpole spent decades transforming his home into a pseudo-Gothic showplace, commonly called Strawberry Hill (yes, the same Strawberry Hill referred to by the Beatles). In 1761, a revised edition of Gothic architect Giovanni Piranesi's Carceri d'Invenzione was published, which inspired Walpole to write The Castle of Otranto. Walpole is more remembered for his voluminous correspondence, particularly to Horace Mann; 42 volumes of his letters were published between 1937 and 1980.
Titles:
Collections
Essays
- Unknown. Postscript (Hieroglyphic Tales)
- Unknown. Preface (Hieroglyphic Tales)
- Unknown. Preface to the Second Edition (The Castle of Otranto)
- Unknown. Prefazione alla prima edizione (Il castello di Otranto)
- Unknown. Prefazione alla seconda edizione (Il castello di Otranto)
- Unknown. Saturnian Celia
- 1764. Preface to the First Edition (The Castle of Otranto)
- 1983. Prefazione alla prima edizione (Il castello di Otranto)
- 1983. Prefazione alla seconda edizione (Il castello di Otranto)
Novels
- Unknown. Castelul din Otranto
- Unknown. El castillo de Otranto
- Unknown. Il castello di Otranto
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto: A Story
- 1764. The Castle of Otranto
- 1983. Il castello di Otranto
Omnibuses
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto and Hieroglyphic Tales
- 2009. The Castle of Otranto, Vathek & Nightmare Abbey
- 2013. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Gothic Classics
- 2013. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Gothic Classics
- 2022. Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto and The Old English Baron
Poems
- Unknown. La substitution: fable traduite de l'Anglois
- Unknown. Sonnet to the Right Honorable Lady Mary Coke
- Unknown. The Entail: A Fable
- 2010. Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke
Reviews
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto
Short Fiction
- Unknown. A New Arabian Night's Entertainment
- Unknown. A True Love Story
- Unknown. From The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
- Unknown. Mi Li: A Chinese Fairy Tale
- Unknown. The Bird's Nest
- Unknown. The Bird's Nest: Tale the Fifth
- Unknown. The Castle of Otranto (excerpt)
- Unknown. The Dice-Box: A Fairy Tale
- Unknown. The King and His Three Daughters
- Unknown. The Peach in Brandy: A Milesian Tale
- 2019. Extract from "The Castle of Otranto"
Genres/Themes:
- Librivox (1 book)
- gothic romance (1 book)
- Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1 book)
- [NESFA Core Reading List] (1 book)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1 book)