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Biografia Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
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Horace Walpole, conte di Oxford, nasce a Londra il 24 settembre del 1717. Figlio di Robert Walpole, primo ministro "whig", dal 1721 al 1742, sotto i regni di Giorgio I e Giorgio II Hannover, visse principalmente con la madre, Catherine, separata dal marito. L'immensa ricchezza e l'enorme potere del padre permetteranno ad Horace di avvalersi della tipica educazione aristocratica del tempo, nonostante le sue origini non fossero nobili. Compie i suoi studi a Eton, dal 1727 al 1734 e al King's College di Cambridge dal 1735 al 1738. Nel 1737 muore la madre. La sua tendenza omosessuale si rivelň presto tanto da creare molto scalpore nell'Inghilterra dell'epoca. Nel 1739 compie, insieme al poeta Thomas Gray, la cui amicizia risale ai tempi degli studi a Eton, un lungo viaggio, "Grand Tour", che si concluderŕ nel 1741 e che lo metterŕ in contatto con la cultura dell'Europa continentale ed in particolare a conoscere paesi come Francia, Svizzera e Italia. Una volta tornato in patria riprenderŕ la carriera politica ripercorrendo la strada fatta dal padre. E fů proprio grazie al padre che Horace diverrŕ membro del parlamento inglese, incarico che mantenne sino al 1768. Nel 1742, Horace Walpole pubblica Aedes Walpolianae, il catalogo della collezione di opere d’arte raccolte da suo padre, facendo i suoi primi passi in quel mondo del collezionismo che lo vedrŕ come uno dei protagonisti piů raffinati di tutto il secolo. Nel 1745 muore sir Robert Walpole dopo una lunga malattia evento che, specie nella parte finale, vide Horace molto vicino al padre. Nel 1747 Horace si stabilě nella villa Strawberry Hill, ubicata nel sobborgo di Londra di Twinkenham. Qui si dedicherŕ in una grande e lunga opera di trasformazione (durerŕ quasi quarant'anni) della villa, che divenne presto un castello gotico in miniatura arricchito di numerose e preziose raccolte d'arte. La ristrutturazione del castello fu eseguita non avvalendosi di maestri e riprendendo lo stile architettonico gotico ponendosi cosě in contrasto con lo stile classico in voga all'epoca. Walpole vi costruě, quindi, una biblioteca, una galleria, una “star chamber”, una “tribune” (una specie di sacrario), un'oratoria. Vive tra Londra e la sua dimora in campagna, dove impianta una tipografia privata e dove stamperŕ testi propri e dei suoi amici, tra cui occupano un posto di rilievo le poesie di Thomas Gray. Il 2 marzo 1797 dopo crescenti attacchi di gotta, muore nella sua casa Londinese in Berkeley Square lasciandoci opere di grande versatilitŕ e la sua leggendaria dimora a Twickenham. Nella sua vita Horace non si sposerŕ mai.

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Horace Walpole
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Anecdotes of Painting in England: With some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts. Vol. 1
Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England
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The Castle of Otranto: in large print
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 2 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 2 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 3 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 3 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
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Anecdotes of Painting in England. With Some Account of the Principal Artists
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. IV
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. IV
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. III
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. I
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. I
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Volume 1, Part A
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Volume 1, Part A
The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas Hanbury Williams From the Originals in the Possessi
The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas Hanbury Williams From the Originals in the Possessi
Letters: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices by Mrs. Paget Toynbee: 4: 1756-1760
Letters: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices by Mrs. Paget Toynbee: 4: 1756-1760
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Letters To The Countess Of Ossory; Volume 1
Règne De Richard Iii...
Règne De Richard Iii...
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Now First Published From the Original MSS; Edited With Notes by Sir Denis Le Marchant; Volume 1
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third: Now First Published From the Original MSS; Edited With Notes by Sir Denis Le Marchant; Volume 1
Letters ... to Sir Horace Mann, Ed. by Lord Dover
Letters ... to Sir Horace Mann, Ed. by Lord Dover
Lettres De Horace Walpole Écrítes À Ses Amis Pendant Ses Voyages En France (1739-1775)
Lettres De Horace Walpole Écrítes À Ses Amis Pendant Ses Voyages En France (1739-1775)
An Illustrative Supplement To Pilkington's Dictionary Of Painters: Consisting Of Biographical Sketches, And One Hundred And Thirty-nine Portraits
An Illustrative Supplement To Pilkington's Dictionary Of Painters: Consisting Of Biographical Sketches, And One Hundred And Thirty-nine Portraits
The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, With George Montagu, Esq., [And Others].: 1760-1769
The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, With George Montagu, Esq., [And Others].: 1760-1769
The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford; Volume 9
The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford; Volume 9
Il castello di Otranto
Il castello di Otranto
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Le Château d'Otrante: Histoire gothique
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto
The Legend of Castle Otranto: 2 Novels: The Castle of Otranto & The Old English Baron
The Legend of Castle Otranto: 2 Novels: The Castle of Otranto & The Old English Baron
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El Castillo de Otranto
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Hieroglyphic Tales
Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. I
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. I
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. II
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: Vol. II
Walpole's The Castle of Otranto: Including an Introductory Excerpt by Austin Dobson
Walpole's The Castle of Otranto: Including an Introductory Excerpt by Austin Dobson
The Castle Of Otranto. With A Memoir Of The Author [signed G.m.b. Followed By] The Enchanted Horse
The Castle Of Otranto. With A Memoir Of The Author [signed G.m.b. Followed By] The Enchanted Horse
The Castle of Otranto: The old English Baron
The Castle of Otranto: The old English Baron
The Best Letters of Horace Walpole
The Best Letters of Horace Walpole
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford;
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford;
Memoires of the Last ten Years of the Reign of George the Second: From the Original Mss: 2
Memoires of the Last ten Years of the Reign of George the Second: From the Original Mss: 2
Letters From The Hon. Horace Walpole To George Montagu: From The Year 1736 To The Year 1770, Now First Published From The Originals In The Possession Of The Editor
Letters From The Hon. Horace Walpole To George Montagu: From The Year 1736 To The Year 1770, Now First Published From The Originals In The Possession Of The Editor
Letters of Horace Walpole, Selected and Edited by Charles Duke Yonge; Volume 2
Letters of Horace Walpole, Selected and Edited by Charles Duke Yonge; Volume 2
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Anecdotes of Painting in England, With Some Account of the Principal Artists, and Notes On Other Arts: Collected by G. Vertue, Digested From His Mss.; ... Who Have Been Born, Or Resided, in Englan
Anecdotes of Painting in England; Volume II
Anecdotes of Painting in England; Volume II
Lettres de la Marquise du Deffand a Horace Walpole (1766-1780)
Lettres de la Marquise du Deffand a Horace Walpole (1766-1780)
Anecdotes of Painters, Who Have Resided Or Been Born in England: With Critical Remarks On Their Productions
Anecdotes of Painters, Who Have Resided Or Been Born in England: With Critical Remarks On Their Productions
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Règne De Richard Iii: Ou Doutes Historiques Sur Les Crimes Qui Lui Sont Imputés
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The Mysterious Mother: A Tragedy
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Letters of Horace Walpole
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Reminiscences
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Some Unpublished Letters of Horace Walpole
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; Volume 4
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Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume II
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Il castello di Otranto
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The Castle of Otranto
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 4
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third (Volume 2)
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third (Volume 1)
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (Volume 3)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (Volume 2)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (Volume 2)
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (Volume 1)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 3
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 3
The Count of Narbonne: A Tragedy, in Five Acts
The Count of Narbonne: A Tragedy, in Five Acts
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third
A Catalogue And Description Of King Charles The First's Capital Collection Of Pictures, Limnings, Statues, Bronzes, Medals, And Other Curiosities: Now ... In The Ashmolean Musaeum At Oxford, The Whole
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Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume I
Letters of Horace Walpole; Volume I
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; Volume 3
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; Volume 3
The Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford; Volume VIII
The Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford; Volume VIII
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: From the Year 1771-1783; Volume 1
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third: From the Year 1771-1783; Volume 1
Anecdotes of Painting in England: With Some Account of the Principal Artists; and Incidental Notes On Other Arts;
Anecdotes of Painting in England: With Some Account of the Principal Artists; and Incidental Notes On Other Arts;
The Last Journals of Horace Walpole During the Reign of George III, From 1771-1783, With Notes by Dr. Doran
The Last Journals of Horace Walpole During the Reign of George III, From 1771-1783, With Notes by Dr. Doran
Anecdotes Of Painting In England: With Some Account Of The Principal Artists
Anecdotes Of Painting In England: With Some Account Of The Principal Artists
A Catalogue Of The Classic Contents Of Strawberry Hill Collected By Horace Walpole: Names Of Purchasers And The Princes To The Sale Catalogue Of The ... Villa, Formed By Hor. Walpole, Earl Of
A Catalogue Of The Classic Contents Of Strawberry Hill Collected By Horace Walpole: Names Of Purchasers And The Princes To The Sale Catalogue Of The ... Villa, Formed By Hor. Walpole, Earl Of
The Castle of Otranto: in large print
The Castle of Otranto: in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 2 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 2 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 3 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 3 - in large print
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third
The Castle of Otranto (Legend Classics)
The Castle of Otranto (Legend Classics)
Das Schloss von Otranto (Ein Gothic Klassiker)
Das Schloss von Otranto (Ein Gothic Klassiker)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume IV
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume IV
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume III
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume III
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume II
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume II
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford - Volume 1
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford - Volume 1
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; In Four Volumes: Volume 4 - in large print
Las historias del mago Setne y otros relatos del Egipto fantástico: 415
Las historias del mago Setne y otros relatos del Egipto fantástico: 415
Hieroglyphic Tales
Hieroglyphic Tales
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 7 of 9: Fourth Earl of Orford (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 7 of 9: Fourth Earl of Orford (Classic Reprint)
Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 1 of 4: Now First Collected (Classic Reprint)
Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 1 of 4: Now First Collected (Classic Reprint)
Walpole, H: Some Unpublished Letters of Horace Walpole (Clas
Walpole, H: Some Unpublished Letters of Horace Walpole (Clas
Walpole, H: Walpoliana (Classic Reprint)
Walpole, H: Walpoliana (Classic Reprint)
Walpole, H: Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of Engl
Walpole, H: Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of Engl
Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford (Classic Reprint)
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Vol. 1 of 2: With Lists of Their Works (Classic Reprint)
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Vol. 1 of 2: With Lists of Their Works (Classic Reprint)
A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born, or Resided in England: Digested by Horace Walpole, From the Mss. Of Mr. George Vertue; To Which Is Added ... and Works of the Latter (Classic Reprint)
A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born, or Resided in England: Digested by Horace Walpole, From the Mss. Of Mr. George Vertue; To Which Is Added ... and Works of the Latter (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 1 of 8 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 1 of 8 (Classic Reprint)
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Vol. 2 of 2: With Lists of Their Works (Classic Reprint)
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Vol. 2 of 2: With Lists of Their Works (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 6 of 9 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 6 of 9 (Classic Reprint)
The British Prose Writers, Vol. 24: Horace Walpole's Reminiscences; Walpoliana (Classic Reprint)
The British Prose Writers, Vol. 24: Horace Walpole's Reminiscences; Walpoliana (Classic Reprint)
Reminiscences: Written in 1788, for the Amusement of Miss. Mary and Miss. Agnes B***y (Classic Reprint)
Reminiscences: Written in 1788, for the Amusement of Miss. Mary and Miss. Agnes B***y (Classic Reprint)
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 9 of 9 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 9 of 9 (Classic Reprint)
Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 3 of 4: 1764 1775 (Classic Reprint)
Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 3 of 4: 1764 1775 (Classic Reprint)
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Vol. 6 of 6: Including Numerous Letters Now First Published From the Original Manuscripts; 1778-1797 (Classic Reprint)
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