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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, PC (8 December 1678 – 5 February 1757) was an English diplomat, politician and peer who served as the British ambassador to France from 1724 to 1730. He was the son of Robert Walpole and the younger brother of Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (/ ˈ w ɔː l p oʊ l /; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, southwest London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before ...
25 giu 2024 · Horace Walpole (born September 24, 1717, London, England—died March 2, 1797, London) was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector known for his novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), the first Gothic novel in the English language and one of the earliest literary horror stories.
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Horace Walpole, 4º Conte di Orford (Londra, 24 settembre 1717 – Londra, 2 marzo 1797), è stato uno scrittore inglese, considerato il fondatore della letteratura gotica, autore de Il castello di Otranto, primo romanzo horror propriamente detto, e attivo in diversi ambiti e con vari interessi.
Walpole, Horatio, 1º baróne di Wolterton. diplomatico e uomo politico inglese (Houghton 1678-Wolterton 1757). Fratello minore di sir Robert, entrato in Parlamento nel 1700, vi rimase per 54 anni come whig.
Horace Walpole (né Horatio), 4 e comte d'Orford, né le 24 septembre 1717 à Londres et mort le 2 mars 1797 à Londres, plus jeune fils de Robert Walpole (Premier ministre britannique), est un homme politique, écrivain et esthète britannique.
Horace Walpole was a famous writer, collector and socialite in the eighteenth century. He was the youngest son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole and the 4th Earl of Orford. See his portraits and learn more about his life and works.
