Author: Munson Aldrich HavensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Private presses
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press, 1757-1789
Author: Munson Aldrich HavensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Private presses
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press, 1757-1789
Author: Munson Aldrich HavensPublisher: Canton, Pa. : Kirgate Press
ISBN:
Category : Private presses
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press 1757-1789
Author: M. A. HavensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Private presses
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Horace Walpole and the Strawberry Hill Press
Author: Munsen A. HavensPublisher:
ISBN: 9780849523151
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Strawberry Hill Set
Author: Brian FothergillPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571306233
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
To Horace Walpole's house at Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham, came a remarkable assortment of poets and writers, artists and antiquaries, politicians and society figures. Among them were Thomas Gray, whose great 'Elegy' might never have been published without Walpole's encouragement; that 'laughter-loving dame' Kitty Clive, the greatest comic actress of her day; Lady Suffolk who entertained Walpole with stories of the days when she was George II's mistress; the epicene John Chute, whose architectural knowledge and enthusiasm helped to inspire Strawberry Hill; the gentle Berry sisters, who comforted Walpole's old age; George Selwyn, celebrated for his wit, languor, and necrophilia. 'If Mr Selwyn calls', said Mr Fox on his death-bed, 'show him up. If I'm still alive I'll be glad to see him and if I'm dead he'll be glad to see me.' The most fascinating member of this circle was Horace Walpole himself. Son of Sir Robert, Member of Parliament for many years, author of the first Gothic romance, The Castle of Otranto, passionate collector, influential amateur of architecture and, above all, prince of English letter-writers, he emerges gradually but clearly through the eyes of his friends. Brian Fothergill, always an accomplished biographer, perhaps found his most congenial subject in this book: the result is a work as entertaining as it is informative.
Eighteenth Century English Literature and Its Cultural Background
Author: James Edward TobinPublisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819601889
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Publishers Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1472
Book Description
Transactions of the Bibliographical Society
Author: Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit, Mich. First-third Supplement. 1889-1903: 1899-1903
Author: Detroit Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit, Mich. Supplement
Author: Detroit Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Contents: 1. 1889-1893.--2. 1894-1898.--3. 1899-1903.