English writer and politician (1717–1797)
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a British politician and writer, noted for his collected letters and for having written the first Gothic horror novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764).
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Native Name:
Horace Walpole
Alternative Names:
Sir Horace Walpole
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole
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Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford
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Onuphrio Muralto
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Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
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Horatio Walpole
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To talk of the weather was once a matter of ridicule. But that soon went out; for the weather is, in fact, so important in this changeable climate, that our health and bread depend on it. There are also numerous classes in this island, farmers, seamen, &c. &c. whose very existence depends on the weather. It is idle to deny that the state of our spirits depends on the weather: the stoutest man cannot take exercise on a rainy day, and must feel ennui, because he cannot divide his time as usual. For my part, I care as little for the weather as any; and I sometimes say, that all I want is cold winters, and hot summers.