Allen of Bath procured them the same honours from thence; and for some weeks it rained gold boxes: Chester, Worcester, Norwich, Bedford, Salisbury, Y… - Horace Walpole

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Allen of Bath procured them the same honours from thence; and for some weeks it rained gold boxes: Chester, Worcester, Norwich, Bedford, Salisbury, Yarmouth, Tewkesbury, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Stirling, and other populous and chief towns following the example. Exeter, with singular affection, sent boxes of heart of oak.

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About Horace Walpole

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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Pen Names: Onuphrio Muralto
Alternative Names: Sir Horace Walpole • Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole • Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford • Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford • Horatio Walpole
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