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27 de feb. de 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. He was perhaps the most assiduous letter writer of his era, and ...
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3 de abr. de 2024 · Son of the UK’s first prime minister, a close friend of the poet Thomas Gray — who accompanied Walpole on the Grand Tour — Walpole was a fascinating and strange individual outside of being a gothic writer, and that strangeness can certainly be seen and felt throughout Strawberry Hill House.
Hace 4 días · Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford was a British statesman (in power 1721–42), generally regarded as the first British prime minister. He deliberately cultivated a frank, hearty manner, but his political subtlety has scarcely been equaled. Walpole was the third son of Colonel Robert Walpole by his.
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Hace 2 días · Engraved after a painting that was afterwards acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. Mounted on page 175 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784.
Hace 2 días · Anatomy Trains is the mapping of whole body fascial and myofascial linkages developed by Thomas Myers. Providing continuing education and certification for movement and manual therapy professionals worldwide.
Hace 4 días · The Thomas Gray Archive is a collaborative digital archive and research project devoted to the life and work of eighteenth-century poet, letter-writer, and scholar Thomas Gray (1716-1771), author of the acclaimed 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' (1751).
10 de abr. de 2024 · A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham with an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c. - Yale University Library. Digital Collections. New Search.
