Horace Walpole
Born: 09-23-1717
Horace Walpole, an 18th-century English writer, is best known for pioneering the Gothic novel with "The Castle of Otranto." Born in 1717, Walpole was the son of Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. A man of letters and a prominent social figure, he was also an art historian and collector, with his Gothic revival home, Strawberry Hill House, showcasing his eclectic tastes and influence on architecture and literature.
Book summaries for books written by Horace Walpole
Quotes
Heaven will direct our hearts.
The human heart is deceitful above all things.
Love is the food of life, and marriage the dessert.
Let us not be too hasty in pronouncing on other men's motives.
A clear conscience is a sure card.
Innocence is no protection.
Fortune never comes too late.
The past is but the past of a beginning.
There is no shelter from fate; the laws of men are not stronger than the decree of destiny.
There is no rose without a thorn.
The best of us have a spice of perversity in our composition.
We are all born originals; why is it so many of us die copies?