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White writes: "Catherine Shorter, Sir Robert Walpole's first wife, had five children. Four of them were born in a sequence after the marriage; the fifth, Horace, was born eleven years later, at a time when she was known to be on bad terms with Sir Robert, and known to be on romantic terms with Carr, Lord Hervey."
- King's College, Cambridge
- St Martin's Church, Houghton, Norfolk
15 de abr. 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.
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Horacio Walpole, IV conde de Orford, conocido comúnmente como Horace Walpole, (24 de septiembre de 1717-2 de marzo de 1797), político, escritor e innovador arquitecto británico. Fue primo del marino Horacio Nelson (Lord Nelson). Escribió la célebre novela El castillo de Otranto, y multitud de cartas que ofrecen una imagen muy ilustrativa ...
- 2 de marzo de 1797 (79 años), Londres (Reino de Gran Bretaña)
- Norfolk
The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole, published under a pseudonym in 1764. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form.
13 de dic. de 2014 · Horace Walpole. The novel focuses on Manfred, the lord of the castle, as he seeks to avert an ancient prophecy by marrying his dead son's betrothed, Isabella, to produce another male heir. As...
The novel was inspired by a nightmare Walpole had at Strawberry Hill House (18th-century engraving of the gothic villa pictured). The Castle of Otranto was written in 1764 during Horace Walpole's tenure as MP for King's Lynn. Walpole was fascinated with medieval history, in 1749 building a fake gothic castle, Strawberry Hill House.
Walpole nació en Londres, el hijo menor del primer ministro británico Sir Robert Walpole y su esposa Catherine. Al igual que su padre, recibió educación temprana en Bexley; en parte bajo Edward Weston. También se educó en Eton College y King's College, Cambridge.
