The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. Th...

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The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Many rare non-fiction works, appearing in digital print for the first time, including Walpole’s art criticism and memoirs of George II and III
* Includes Walpole’s rare poetry collection – available in no other collection
* Includes Walpole’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence
* Features two biographies - discover Walpole’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Novel
THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO

The Shorter Fiction
HIEROGLYPHIC TALES

The Plays
THE MYSTERIOUS MOTHER
THE COUNT OF NARBONNE

The Poetry
FUGITIVE PIECES IN VERSE AND PROSE

The Non-Fiction
SOME ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND
AN ACCOUNT OF THE GIANTS LATELY DISCOVERED
HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF RICHARD III
ON MODERN GARDENING
A DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLA OF MR. HORACE WALPOLE
CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS
MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE SECOND
MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD

The Letters
THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE

The Biographies
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD by Lord Dover
HORATIO WALPOLE by Adolphus William Ward

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