Selected Letters

Author of the first gothic novel and son of the first prime minister of Great Britain Horace Walpole had wide-ranging interests that included literature politics world affairs collecting antiquities and architecture and to his numerous correspondents he wrote on these and other topics in prose that is celebrated for its charm eloquence and wit. This new Everyman's edition offers an extensive selection of Walpole's letters helpfully arranged by subject so the reader can choose from themes including social life the Court politics literature and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. This edition offers new annotations throughout with introductions to its various sections and a general introduction on Walpole as a letter writer. In addition the text of the letters has been corrected and previously excised passages have been restored.