A tragedy can never suffer by delay: a comedy may, because the allusions or the manners represented in it maybe temporary. - Horace Walpole

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A tragedy can never suffer by delay: a comedy may, because the allusions or the manners represented in it maybe temporary.

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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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